Ranunculaceae Delphinium bicolor Nutt.

Little Larkspur

Blackfoot - Dye, Blue

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 112

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Scientific name: Delphinium bicolor Nutt.
USDA symbol: DEBIB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Little Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Blue
Notes: Flowers used as a light blue dye for quills.

RECRD: 4053 id: 12282

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