Scrophulariaceae Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 91
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Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
Scientific name: Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
USDA symbol: CALI4 (
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Common names: Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used ceremonially as the Red Flower associated with the southeast direction.
RECRD: 41503 id: 8482