Rosaceae Rosa nutkana K. Presl

Nootka Rose

Thompson - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 267

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Scientific name: Rosa nutkana K. Presl
USDA symbol: RONUN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nootka Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Petals mixed with pine pitch, grease and red ochre paint to make a cosmetic.

RECRD: 33294 id: 34098

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