Fabaceae Lupinus lyallii Gray

Dwarf Mountain Lupine

Navajo - Dye, Blue

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57

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Scientific name: Lupinus lyallii Gray
USDA symbol: LULYL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Mountain Lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Blue
Notes: Flowers used to make a blue dye.

RECRD: 2931 id: 21332

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