Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

Whitest Eveningprimrose

Hopi - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16

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Scientific name: Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
USDA symbol: OEAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whitest Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Flowers used by marriageable maids in their hair on holidays.

RECRD: 4717 id: 24260

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