Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Location Map of Plants in Ojo y Manos

(A point and click map of the location of plants in the Ojo y Manos Garden)



Ethnobotanicals in Santa Fe Botanical Garden's Ojos y Manos - Alphabetical Listing of Common Names


Ethnobotanicals in the Ojo y Manos Garden

Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the relationship between people and plants. New Mexico ethnobotany specifically involves the uses of plants by both the indigenous peoples and the early Spanish settlers in the state. Some of the plants utilized were growing here when the earliest people came to the area and others were brought by those settling at a later date whether they be native Americans or Europeans. Plants in this category are currently or have had various daily uses.

Ethnobotanicals can be categorized into several groups depending upon their uses.

The Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill currently grows several of these plants. Below is a list of the plants that are grown and a description of how they were or are currently used as either Food, Wood & Tools, Weaving & Dying or Medicinal.

The Ojo y Manos was ther second phase of the garden. It opened on October 22, 2016. This section, "Ojos y Manos" (Eyes and Hands), is a teaching ethnobotanical garden dedicated to growing the plants used by the area's Native Americans and early Hispanic settlers.

Resources used in the study


Ojos y Manos Ethnobotanicals

Medicine

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Trees - Evergreen

Juniper, One-seeded - Juniperus monasperma
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Pine, Pinion - Pinus edulis
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Pine, Ponderosa - Pinus pondersoa
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Trees - Deciduous

Maple, Bigtooth - Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum
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Maple, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GLOW -
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Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum 'Schmidt'
 
Hackberry, Netleaf - Celtis laevigata var. retioculata
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Cottonwood, Rio Grande - Populus deltoides subsp. wislizeni
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Oak, Texas Red - Quercus buckleyi
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Oak, Gambel - Quercus gambelii
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Oak, Bur - Quercus marocarpa
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Oak, Chikapin - Quercus muehlenbergii
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Semi-evergreen Shrubs/Subshrubs

Sagebrush, Sand - Artemisia filifolia
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Saltbush, Fourwing - Atriplex canescens
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Bitterbush, Antelope - Purshia tridentata
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Plume, Desert Princes' - Stanleya pinnata
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Evergreen Shrubs/Subshrubs

Sagebrush, Big - Artemisia tridentata
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Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain - Cercocarpus ledifolius
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Mahogany, True Mountain - Cercoparpus montanus
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Holly, Desert - Mahonia haematocarpa
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Penstemon, SILVERTON Bluemat -
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Penstemon linarioides subsp. coloradoensis 'PO14S'
Penstemon, Pineleaf - Penstemon pinifolius
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Penstemon, Bridges' Beard tongue - Penstemon rostriflorus
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Penstemon, Sidebells - Penstemon secundiflorus
Globemallow, 'Louis Hamilton' -
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Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'

Deciduous Shrubs/Subshrubs

Serviceberry, Utah - Amelanchier utahensis
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Lead Plant - Amorpha canescens
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Rabbitbush (Chamisa) - Chrysothammus nauseosus
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Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa
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Privet, New Mexico - Forestiera pubescens
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Four-O'-Clock, Desert - Mirabilis multiflora
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Bee-Balm (Mintleaf Bergamont) -
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Monarda fistulosa var. menthisfolia
Sumac, Threeleaf - Rhus trilobata
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Sumac, 'Autumn Amber' (Creeping Sumac) -
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Rhus trilobata 'Autumn Amber'
Currant, Golden - Ribes aureum
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Currant, Wax - Ribes cereum
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Mule's Ears - Scabrethia scabra

Herbaceous Perennials

Hummingbird Mint (Hyssop) - Agastache cana
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Yerba Mansa - Anemopsis californica
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Pricklypoppy, Southwestern - Argemone pleiacantha
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Blanketflower - Gaillardia aristata
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Flax, Blue - Linum perenne
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Primrose, Pale Evening - Oenathera pallida
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Penstemon, Scarlet Bugler - Penstemon barbatus
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Penstemon, Cardinal - Penstemon cardinalis
Sage, Azure - Salvia azurea
Groundsel,Threadleaf - Senecio flaccidus
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Cota, (Tea, Navajo) - Thelesperma megapotamicum
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Evergreen Perennials

Yarrow, Western - Achillea millefolium
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Beargrass - Nolina microcarpa
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Deciduous Perennials

Daisy, Chocolate - Berlandiera lyrata
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Jimsonweed (Sacred Datura) - Datura innoxia
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Sunflower, Maximilian - Helianthus maximiliani
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Morning Glory, Bush - Ipomoea leptophylla
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Primrose, Evening Tufted -
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Oenothera caespitosa subsp. marginata
Zinnia, Prairie - Zinnia grandiflora
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Cacti/Succulents

Yucca, Soapweed - Yucca glauca
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Yucca, Banana - Yucca baccata
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Yucca, Faxon - Yucca faxoniana
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Grasses

Ricegrass, Indian - Oryzopsis hymenoides
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Grass, Indian - Sorghastrum nutans
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