Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi

Blite Goosefoot

Thompson - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502

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Scientific name: Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi
USDA symbol: CHCA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blite Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Calyx crushed and red paint used on the face, body, clothes, wood and skins.

RECRD: 41801 id: 9486

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