Ranunculaceae Delphinium scaposum Greene

Tall Mountain Larkspur

Navajo - Dye, Blue

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47

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Scientific name: Delphinium scaposum Greene
USDA symbol: DESC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Mountain Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Blue
Notes: Petals used to make blue dye.

RECRD: 2865 id: 12312

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