Scrophulariaceae Penstemon utahensis Eastw.

Utah Penstemon

Hopi - Other, Season Indicator

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 342

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Scientific name: Penstemon utahensis Eastw.
USDA symbol: PEUT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Utah Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Flowers used to indicate when watermelon planting was over.

RECRD: 21513 id: 25950