Scrophulariaceae Castilleja lineata Greene

Marshmeadow Indian Paintbrush

Navajo - Food, Special Food

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 76

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Scientific name: Castilleja lineata Greene
USDA symbol: CALI5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Marshmeadow Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Flowers sucked for the honey, a delicacy.

RECRD: 3017 id: 8499

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