Caprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Hesquiat - Dye, Purple

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63

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Scientific name: Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.
USDA symbol: LOINI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Twinberry Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Purple
Notes: Mashed berries boiled to make a purple paint.

RECRD: 633 id: 21167

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