Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora

Flaxflowered Gilia

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 70

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Scientific name: Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora
USDA symbol: IPLOL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Flaxflowered Gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used to make prebreakfast drink and taken to make the person 'bark' or sing loudly for Squaw Dance.

RECRD: 3000 id: 17986

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