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| Land | Plants | Sagebrush Desert | Cliffrose |
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Characteristics Cliffrose is closely related to Apache Plume, and both are members of the rose family. They are widespread throughout the desert southwest, covered with pale yellow flowers in spring and long, feathery plumes through the fall. Ethnobotany The shredded bark of the cliffrose was used by the ancestral Puebloans for mats, rope, sandals, and clothing, and by the Navajo for padding cradleboards and stuffing pillows. Both the Hopi and Navajo used its straight branches for arrows; the wood is also used for female Navajo prayersticks. The Hopi used the leaves and twigs to induce vomiting, and the Navajo mixed leaves with juniper branches to create a tan dye for wool.
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