Liliaceae Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth

Bride's Bonnet

Thompson - Dye, Unspecified

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 121

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Scientific name: Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth
USDA symbol: CLUN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bride's Bonnet
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Mashed, blue, berry like fruits used as a dye or stain. Large quantities of the fruits had to be used in order for the dye or stain to be effective.

RECRD: 32258 id: 10419