Asteraceae Baccharis emoryi Gray

Emory's Baccharis

Havasupai - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 246

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Scientific name: Baccharis emoryi Gray
USDA symbol: BAEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Emory's Baccharis
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: 'Down' put onto fires by children to produce a sudden burst of flame which spread rapidly.

RECRD: 7392 id: 6784

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