Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis L.

Cardinalflower

Jemez - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25

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Scientific name: Lobelia cardinalis L.
USDA symbol: LOCA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cardinalflower
Family: Campanulaceae
Family (APG): Campanulaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Flowers used in the rain dance.

RECRD: 1872 id: 20660

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