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Helianthus cusickii Gray
Cusick's Sunflower
USDA HECU2
Shasta Drug, Febrifuge
Root burned in the house for long, slow sickness with chills and fever.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 340
Helianthus cusickii Gray
Cusick's Sunflower
USDA HECU2
Shasta Drug, Herbal Steam
Pounded roots used in a steambath for internal pain.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 340
Helianthus cusickii Gray
Cusick's Sunflower
USDA HECU2
Shasta Drug, Preventive Medicine
Roots burned to keep away disease.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 340
Helianthus decapetalus L.
Thinleaf Sunflower
USDA HEDE
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of macerated root applied to sores of long standing.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Helianthus giganteus L.
Giant Sunflower
USDA HEGI
Cherokee Drug, Nose Medicine
Dry powder sprinkled to induce sneezing.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58
Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
Sawtooth Sunflower
USDA HEGR4
Meskwaki Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of blossoms used for burns.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Helianthus maximiliani Schrad.
Maximilian Sunflower
USDA HEMA2
Sioux Food, Unspecified
Tubers were dug and eaten.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13
Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens (Gray) Heiser
Showy Sunflower
USDA HENIC
Keres, Western Drug, Hemostat
Stem juice applied to open bleeding wounds.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 47
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Nuttall's Sunflower
USDA HENUN
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of dried, crushed leaves taken for stomach troubles.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell
Fewleaf Sunflower
USDA HEOCO
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed root applied to 'bruises and contusions.'
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
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 petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
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 petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
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 petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a 'spider bite medicine.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 96
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Hopi Drug, Other
Used as a spider medicine.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
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 petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Dried petals ground and mixed with corn meal to make yellow face powder for women's basket dance.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
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 petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Hopi Other, Decorations
Whole plant used in the decoration of flute priests in the Flute ceremony.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Hopi Other, Season Indicator
Amount of flowers present used as a sign that there will be copious rains and abundant harvest.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 324
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Cold infusion of flowers sprinkled on clothing for good luck in hunting.
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 52
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Cold infusion of whole plant used as '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 52
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Prairie Sunflower
USDA HEPEP
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered leaves alone or in ointment used on sores and swellings.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Apache, Western Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground, mixed with corn meal, put into hot water and eaten as a pasty bread.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 184
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Apache, Western Food, Candy
Seeds parched and ground with mescal to taste like candy.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 184
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Apache, Western Food, Porridge
Seeds made into meal, mixed with corn meal and boiled with salt into a cereal.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 184
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Apache, Western Food, Special Food
Seeds ground and used by army scouts as rations.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 184
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Flower heads used in the Massaum ceremony.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 21
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Havasupai Food, Bread & Cake
Seeds ground, made into small cakes and baked for a short time.
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 65
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hopi Dye, Black
Seeds used to make a black textile and basketry dye.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hopi Dye, Purple
Seeds used to make a purple dye for basketry and textiles.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hopi Food, Dried Food
Seeds dried, cracked and eaten like nuts after dyes were obtained from them.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Seeds used to make a ceremonial body paint.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 97
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hualapai Dye, Black
Seeds used to make a black dye.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 2
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hualapai Dye, Purple
Seeds used to make a purple dye.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 2
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hualapai Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 2
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Hualapai Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds stored for winter use.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 2
Helianthus sp.
Wild Sunflower
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten in quantities, especially by children.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 492
Helianthus strumosus L.
Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower
USDA HEST
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of roots given to children and adults with worms.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Helianthus strumosus L.
Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower
USDA HEST
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of roots given to children with worms.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 469
Helianthus strumosus L.
Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower
USDA HEST
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of root taken for lung troubles.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215
Phaseolus coccineus L.
Scarlet Runner
USDA PHCO6
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Seeds boiled or fried in bear or sunflower oil, seasoned and eaten.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 103
Phaseolus lunatus L.
Sieva Bean
USDA PHLU2
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Seeds boiled or fried in bear or sunflower oil, seasoned and eaten.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 103
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Kidney Bean
USDA PHVU
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Seeds boiled or fried in bear or sunflower oil, seasoned and eaten.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 103
Quercus sp.
Red Oak
Navajo Other, Tools
Concave hole in wood used as a die to make metallic hemispheres for beads and sunflower blossoms.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 40
Wyethia helianthoides Nutt.
Sunflower Wyethia
USDA WYHE2
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Plant heated, fermented and eaten.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26