Linaceae Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
Plains Flax
Keres, Western - Other, Paint
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35
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Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
Scientific name: Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
USDA symbol: LIPU4 (
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Common names: Plains Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Flowers made into yellow paint.
RECRD: 30096 id: 20437