"Plant Use by Native Peoples of the American Southwest: Ethnographic Documentation," by Katharine D. Rainey and Karen R. Adams

Table 1. Common Names and Their Associated Genera
as Reported in Compendium A
Common Name Genus
Almond Prunus
Apricot Prunus
Ash Fraxinus
Aspen Populus
Bean Phaseolus
Bean, common Phaseolus
Bean, lima Phaseolus
Bean, runner Phaseolus
Bean, tepary Phaseolus
Bean, wild Phaseolus
Bedstraw Galium
Beeweed Cleome, Peritoma
Bitterbrush Purshia
Boxelder Acer, Negundo
Bugseed Corispermum
Bulrush Scirpus
Cactus Opuntia
Cactus, cholla Opuntia
Cactus, hedgehog Echinocereus
Cactus, pricklypear Opuntia
Chokecherry Padus, Prunus
Cliff-rose Cowania
Corn Zea
Cottonwood Populus
Dock Rumex
Douglas fir Abies, Pseudotsuga
Ephedra Ephedra
Fendlerbush Fendlera
Globemallow Sphaeralcea
Goldeneye Gymnolomia, Viguiera
Goosefoot Chenopodium
Gourd Lagenaria
Gourd, wild Cucurbita
Grass, needle-and-thread Stipa
Greasewood Sarcobatus
Groundcherry Physalis
Hackberry Celtis
Horehound Marrubium
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus
Joshua tree Yucca
Juniper Juniperus
Juniper, alligator Juniperus
Juniper, common Juniperus
Juniper, one-seed Juniperus
Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniperus
Juniper, Utah Juniperus
Juniper, Virginia Juniperus
Knotweed Polygonum
Lemonadebush Rhus, Schmaltzia
Maple Acer
Mountain mahogany Cercocarpus
Needlegrass Stipa
New Mexican privet Forestiera
New Mexico feathergrass Stipa
Oak Quercus
Oak, Gambel Quercus
Peach Amygdalus, Prunus
Penstemon Penstemon
Pigweed Amaranthus
Pigweed, winged Cycloloma
Pine Pinus
Pine, limber Pinus
Pine, pinyon Pinus
Pine, ponderosa Pinus
Pine, singleleaf Pinus
Plantain Plantago
Plum Prunus
Poison ivy Rhus
Poplar Populus
Purslane Portulaca
Rabbitbrush Bigelovia, Chrysothamnus
Reed Phragmites
Ricegrass Eriocoma, Oryzopsis
Rose Rosa
Rush Juncus
Sagebrush Artemisia
Saltbush Atriplex
Serviceberry Amelanchier
Spurge Euphorbia
Squash Cucurbita
Stickleaf Mentzelia
Stickseed Lappula
Stoneseed Lithospermum
Sumac Rhus, Schmaltzia
Sunflower Helianthus
Tansy-mustard Descurainia, Sisymbrium, Sophia
Tobacco Nicotiana
Wheat Triticum
Willow Salix
Wolfberry Lycium
Yucca Yucca

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