Fabaceae Lupinus sericeus Pursh

Silky Lupine

Okanagan-Colville - Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 105

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Scientific name: Lupinus sericeus Pursh
USDA symbol: LUSES4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silky Lupine
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Notes: Plants used for bedding and as flooring in the sweathouse.

RECRD: 12661 id: 21358