Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Big Sagebrush
Tewa - Other, Fuel
Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45
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Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (
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Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fuel
Notes: Dry bushes used for fuel in absence of other firewood.
RECRD: 41885 id: 5793