Asteraceae Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene

Woolly Paperflower

Zuni - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80

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Scientific name: Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene
USDA symbol: PSTAT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woolly Paperflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Blossoms used to make a yellow dye.

RECRD: 32918 id: 31346

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