Scrophulariaceae Castilleja foliolosa Hook. & Arn.

Texas Indian Paintbrush

Cahuilla - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 51

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Scientific name: Castilleja foliolosa Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: CAFO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Texas Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Flowers picked by children to suck the nectar.

RECRD: 11326 id: 8463

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