Scrophulariaceae Penstemon eatonii Gray
Eaton's Penstemon
Hopi - Other, Season Indicator
Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 341
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Penstemon eatonii Gray
Scientific name: Penstemon eatonii Gray
USDA symbol: PEEAE2 (
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Common names: Eaton's Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Flowers used to indicate when watermelon planting was over.
RECRD: 21512 id: 25871