Ranunculaceae Delphinium scaposum Greene

Tall Mountain Larkspur

Hopi - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 70

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Scientific name: Delphinium scaposum Greene
USDA symbol: DESC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Mountain Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Boys holding handfuls of this and mariposa lily above their heads chased by girls on occasions.

RECRD: 41415 id: 12310

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