Loasaceae Mentzelia involucrata S. Wats.

Whitebract Blazingstar

Kawaiisu - Other, Toys & Games

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41

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Scientific name: Mentzelia involucrata S. Wats.
USDA symbol: MEINI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whitebract Blazingstar
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Leaves thrown by children at one another because they stick and were hard to remove.

RECRD: 4288 id: 22892

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