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A kind of straight-stalked weed said to grow six inches high and to 

 have no flowers (San lldefonso). 



At Santa Clara a similar name, pa'S'iop^e {pa^ fish; ''e^oj/e^ meaning 

 uncertain), along with the Spanish name yerba de pescado^ was applied 

 to a broad-leaved plant having fleshy tap-roots, the mdt^xefa of the 

 Yavapai. The roots, dried and ground tine, were said to be prepared 

 and used as a salve for pimples on the face and nose. 



Px.niiqwx^ 'snake palo duro' (jj^nii, snake; (jivsp., ? Cercocarpus 

 parvifolius). 



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A kind of shrub. 



P' Qntsdyw8^Hy ' black -green ' (p'tV, black; tsqywsp.^ blue, green). 



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A plant having dark foliage and a yellow flower. 



F(^nceJb\ ywi^ij]^ 'thorn 3^ weed' {p^e-nsEVi^ weed; yivs^,^ thorny, 



thorn). 

 ? . Common thistle. 



P^ns^\p'a^ 'broad weed' {p'^e'ns^'b'i^ weed; ^'(^, large, thin, flat 

 and roundish). 



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A broad-leaved lily-like plant which grows in the mountains. 



^udup'e'nsebl, 'donkey weed' (hv4u^ donkey, <Span. harro; 

 ^/^e'ns^tl, weed). 



Donkeys are fond of eating this weed. 



Pc^niLp' e' hs^t^i^ 'snake weed' (^>^n^, snake; pe'ns^Vi, weed). 



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The leaves of two shrubs are smoked with native tobacco to make 

 it milder, especially in religious ceremonies. 



Piinp'imsh'sp.^ 'mountain purslane' (piy, mountain; j/im^.'?;, Por- 

 tulaca oleracea). 



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This shrub grows in the mountains near Cochiti, and the Santa 

 Clara people procure it from that pueblo. Cf . Qw^.p'e, below. 



Qws^p'e {qwse, ? ; p'e, stick, plant). 



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The leaves resemble those of p'ijn ^'tm^'« (see above) but are 

 smaller. This shrub grows on the hills to the west of Santa Clara 

 Pueblo. 



PifipoVi^ 'red little ball flower' {pi., red; ft., small and roundish 

 like a ball; pob\, flower). 



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