Onagraceae Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner

Hooker's Eveningprimrose

Pomo, Kashaya - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 95

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Scientific name: Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner
USDA symbol: OEELH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hooker's Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo, Kashaya
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Flowers chewed with gum to make gum yellow.

RECRD: 973 id: 24312

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