Boraginaceae Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
Hoary Puccoon
Omaha - Food, Cooking Agent
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 111
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Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
Scientific name: Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
USDA symbol: LICA12 (
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Common names: Hoary Puccoon
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Cooking Agent
Notes: Flowers chewed with gum by children, to color it yellow.
RECRD: 31731 id: 20551