Food
Food
Other
Other
100
Cactaceae
Opuntia polyacantha
Hash niteeli
Food, other - Fruit eaten fresh or dried, cooked in stew with dried peaches; Juice used to adhere buckskin cuttings and trimmings to the buckskin war shirt.
plains pricklypear
100
Salicaceae
Salix exigua
K'ei'libahi'
Food, other - Leaves used to make beverage; branches used in basketry, braided straps.
coyote willow
100
Asteraceae 
Achillea millefolium
Hazeiyiltsee'i
Medicinal - Infusion of plant used as a wash for cuts and saddle sores.
western yarrow
100
Salicaceae
Populus
T'iis bit'aa' niteeligii
Ceremonial - Roots used to carve ceremonial figurines.
cottonwood
200
Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex confertifnlia
Da'ak'oozh deeníní
Food, other - Used to add salty flavor to corn roasted in a pit; rubbed on horses to repel gnats
shadescale
200
Cupressaceae
Juniperus monosperma
Gad
Food, other - Berries eaten ripe; Bark and berries used as a green dye for wool; Wood used ltn m;akp fPnrP nndc ;,nrl hn •n rnnf<· wnnrl "cod fnr firpwnnrl• coorlc fnr nPrkl•roc,
oneseed juniper
200
Chenopodiaceae
Salsola tragus
Ch'il deenini
Medicinal, ceremonies - Poultice of chewed plants applied to ant, bee and wasp stings; used
as blakening in the Enemy Way and Evil Way ceremonies.
prickly Russian thistle
200
Agavaceae
Yucca glauca
Tsa'aszi'ts'ooz
Ceremonies, other - Roots used for soap; Roots used to wash hair and wash wool.
soapweed yucca
300
Campanulaceae
Campanufa parryi
Awee'chi'i
Food, ceremonies - Eaten by pregnant woment who want a daughter; Used in Blessing Way
ceremonies
Parry bellflower
300
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus sp., A. retroflexus
Naazkaadii
Food - Seeds ground and eaten; leaves and stems eaten like spinach.
redroot amaranth
300
Betulaceae
Alnus incana
K'ish
Other - Powdered bark used as reddish or brownish dye; branches used to make spears.
mountain alder
300
Asteraceae
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Né'éshjaa' yilkee'é
Medicinal, ceremonies, food - Soothing lotion for red ant bites; used as emetic in the Evil
Way ceremonies; root bark used for chewing gum
pinque rubberweed, bitterweed
400
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias sp.
Ch'ilabe'é
Food, Medicinal - Plant eaten raw or boiled; Infusion of crushed, dried leaves taken for
stomach troubles.
Milkweed
400
Rosaceae
Rosa woodsii
Chǫǫh
Food, other - Fruits eaten for food; Wood used to make needles for leather work.
Woods' rose
400
Asteraceae
Zinnia grandiflora
Nii'ii'niłntshahíkííh
Medicinal - Plant used for throat and nose troubles.
wild zinnia
400
Berberidaceae
Mahonia repens
Tsech'ilndtl'iziyilt'aa'i
Medicinal - Decoction of leaves and twigs taken for rheumatic stiffness.
Oregon grapes
500
Ephedraceae
Ephedra torreyana
Tł'oh azihii łibáhigíí
Food - Branches used to make tea.
Torrey morman tea
500
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oferaceo
Tsegha' niłchi'
Medicinal, food - Plant taken for stomaches and smoked to induce vomiting; Seeds used for food
little hogweed, common purslane
500
Chenopodiaceae
Sarcobatus vermicufotus
Ceremonies, other - Used as 'mush sticks' to stir mush in the girls' puberty ritutal called kinaalda, and Navajo weddings; used in making red, yellow, and blue dyes.
black greasewood
500
Brassicaceae
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Medicinal - Used to treat itchy or irritated skin (chicken pox, measles, cold sores, sunburn, and insect bites.)
spectacle pod