Asteraceae Baccharis sarothroides Gray
Desertbroom
Papago - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 71
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Baccharis sarothroides Gray
Scientific name: Baccharis sarothroides Gray
USDA symbol: BASA2 (
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Common names: Desertbroom
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Wood used to make stone-tipped hunting arrows.
RECRD: 43679 id: 6804