Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

Narrowleaf Gromwell

Montana Indian - Dye, Purple

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 14

View all documented uses for Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

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Scientific name: Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIIN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Purple
Notes: Root used to produce a violet colored dye.

RECRD: 10112 id: 20577

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