Ranunculaceae Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz ex Walp.
Nuttal's Larkspur
Okanagan-Colville - Dye, Blue
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 119
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Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz ex Walp.
Scientific name: Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz ex Walp.
USDA symbol: DENU2 (
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Common names: Nuttal's Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Blue
Notes: Flowers used to make a blue stain for coloring arrows and other items.
RECRD: 12778 id: 12299