Scrophulariaceae Castilleja parviflora Bong.

Mountain Indian Paintbrush

Miwok - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 163

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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: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Flowers sipped sporadically and as a pastime.

RECRD: 20150 id: 8524

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