Scrophulariaceae Castilleja parviflora Bong.

Mountain Indian Paintbrush

Karok - Other, Toys & Games

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

View all documented uses for Castilleja parviflora Bong.

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Scientific name: Castilleja parviflora Bong.
USDA symbol: CAPAP8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Toys & Games
Notes: Flowers used by children as pretend woodpecker scalps, a form of money or wealth.

RECRD: 8616 id: 8523

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