Scrophulariaceae Castilleja linariifolia Benth.

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush

Hopi - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 19

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Scientific name: Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
USDA symbol: CALI4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Used by maidens to deck their hair on holiday occasions.

RECRD: 4745 id: 8483

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