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Cordylanthus sp.
Sunflower
Luiseno Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
Cordylanthus sp.
Sunflower
Yavapai Food, Unspecified
Parched, ground seeds eaten dry or dampened.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Eriophyllum ambiguum (Gray) Gray
Beautiful Woollysunflower
USDA ERAMA
Kawaiisu Food, Dried Food
Seeds parched, pounded and eaten dry.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum (DC.) W.R. Carter
Common Woollysunflower
USDA ERLAL2
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves bound on body over aching parts.
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 169
Helianthella parryi Gray
Parry's Dwarfsunflower
USDA HEPA
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of root taken and used as a lotion on arrow or bullet wound, a 'life medicine.'
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51
Helianthella parryi Gray
Parry's Dwarfsunflower
USDA HEPA
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Decoction of root used as 'life medicine,' especially for arrow or bullet wounds.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 51
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground, sifted, made into dough and baked on hot stones.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sauce & Relish
Seeds ground into flour and used to make a thick gravy.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 48
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of crushed plants applied to snakebites.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Apache, White Mountain Food, Staple
Seeds used to make flour.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Cahuilla Food, Staple
Dried seeds ground and mixed with flour from other seeds.
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 76
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food, usually not in pinole.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Dakota Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of flowers used for chest pains.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 369
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Dakota Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of flower heads taken for pulmonary troubles.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 130
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gosiute Food, Cooking Agent
Seeds a highly prized source of oil.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gosiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds a highly prized source of food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gros Ventre Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Oil from seeds used 'to lubricate or paint the face or body.'
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gros Ventre Drug, Stimulant
Dried, powdered seeds mixed into cakes and taken on war party to combat fatigue.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gros Ventre Food, Staple
Powdered seed meal boiled or made into cakes with grease.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Gros Ventre Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten raw.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Havasupai Food, Dried Food
Seeds sun dried and stored for winter use.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 248
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Havasupai Food, Preserves
Seeds parched, ground, kneaded into seed butter and eaten with fruit drinks or spread on bread.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Havasupai Food, Staple
Seeds ground and eaten as a ground or parched meal.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 67
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a 'spider medicine.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 96
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Hopi Food, Fodder
Used as an important food for summer birds.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Hopi Other, Decorations
Petals dried, ground, mixed with yellow corn meal and used as a face powder in women's basket dance.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 96
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items
Pith used to light the ceremonial cigarettes.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 31
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Jemez Drug, Dermatological Aid
Juice applied to cuts.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Jemez Fiber, Building Material
Sunflower mixed with clay, to hold the particles together, and used for plaster.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Jemez Other, Decorations
Flowers used by the Koshares as a decoration for dances.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Jemez Other, Soap
Seeds boiled and water used to wash in.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 23
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Kawaiisu Food, Staple
Roasted seeds pounded, ground into a meal and eaten dry.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 34
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Kiowa Drug, Oral Aid
Coagulated sap chewed, by the elders, to diminish thirst.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Kiowa Food, Unspecified
Seeds ground into a paste like consistency and eaten.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 60
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Luiseno Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 228
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mandan Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Oil from seeds used 'to lubricate or paint the face or body.'
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mandan Drug, Stimulant
Dried, powdered seeds mixed into cakes and taken on war party to combat fatigue.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12, 13
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mandan Food, Staple
Powdered seed meal boiled or made into cakes with grease.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mandan Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten raw.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 12
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mohave Food, Staple
Seeds winnowed, parched, ground and eaten as pinole.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Mohave Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds stored in gourds or ollas.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Montana Indian Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds dried, powdered and grease added to make cakes.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 30
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Montana Indian Food, Porridge
Seeds dried, powdered and boiled to make gruel.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 30
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant, double bladderpod, sumac and mistletoe used in the liniment for the War Dance.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Drug, Dietary Aid
Seeds eaten to give appetite.
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 152
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Dye, Red
Outer seed coatings boiled and used as a dull, dark red dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground and made into bread and dumplings.
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds mixed with corn, ground into a meal and made into cakes.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Food, Porridge
Seeds ground and made into gruel.
Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 223
Helianthus annuus L.
Common Sunflower
USDA HEAN3
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Hollow stalk used in the illusion of swallowing the arrow during the Mountain Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87