Primulaceae Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte

Tall Mountain Shootingstar

Thompson - Other, Good Luck Charm

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506

View all documented uses for Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte

---

Scientific name: Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte
USDA symbol: DOJEJ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Mountain Shootingstar
Family: Primulaceae
Family (APG): Primulaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Good Luck Charm
Notes: Flowers used as a charm 'to obtain wealth & to make people give presents.'

RECRD: 85164 id: 12642

---