Scrophulariaceae Penstemon ambiguus Torr.

Gilia Beardtongue

Hopi - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 340

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Scientific name: Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
USDA symbol: PEAMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gilia Beardtongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant, associated with east direction, used in the Po-wa-mu ceremony.

RECRD: 21509 id: 25812

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