Malvaceae Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don

Copper Globemallow

Tewa - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
USDA symbol: SPAN3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Copper Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Root skin pounded into powder, water added and used as face paint for dances.

RECRD: 41948 id: 38637

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