Scrophulariaceae Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene

Bush Penstemon

Thompson - Dye, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 286

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Scientific name: Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: PEFRF4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bush Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant used in making a dye for basket designs.

RECRD: 33430 id: 25907

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