Asteraceae Baileya multiradiata Harvey & Gray ex Gray

Desert Marigold

Jemez - Fiber, Building Material

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20

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Scientific name: Baileya multiradiata Harvey & Gray ex Gray
USDA symbol: BAMU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Marigold
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Building Material
Notes: Plant mixed with clay, used in making adobes and plant used in plaster.

RECRD: 1831 id: 6828