Scrophulariaceae Penstemon laetus Gray

Mountain Blue Penstemon

Karok - Drug, Psychological Aid

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389

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Scientific name: Penstemon laetus Gray
USDA symbol: PELAL6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Blue Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken and used as a steambath by grieving person.

RECRD: 90975 id: 25926

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