Fabaceae Dalea purpurea var. purpurea

Violet Prairieclover

Pawnee - Fiber, Brushes & Brooms

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 94

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Scientific name: Dalea purpurea var. purpurea
USDA symbol: DAPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Violet Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Pawnee
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Brushes & Brooms
Notes: Tough, elastic stems made into brooms and used to sweep the lodge.

RECRD: 31458 id: 12029

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