Scrophulariaceae Castilleja minor (Gray) Gray

Lesser Indian Paintbrush

Apache, White Mountain - Dye, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156

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Scientific name: Castilleja minor (Gray) Gray
USDA symbol: CAMIM6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lesser Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Root bark used with other substances to color various kinds of skins, especially deer skin.

RECRD: 60208 id: 8520

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