Malvaceae

purple poppymallow

Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray

Indigenous Names: pȟežúta naŋtíažila, On-ku-a Do’na’i

Habitat: Found in dry soil conditions from Minnesota to Utah, south to Texas, New Mexico and into northern Mexico Plants Parts Harvested: Flowers; Found in river bottoms southern Indiana into Mexico. Plants Parts Harvested: Bark; Found in river bottoms southern Indiana into Mexico. Plants Parts Harvested: Fruit or nuts

Seasonality: Not given

Status: Native

Traditional Food Use

Lakota

The bulbs are eaten raw, boiled or roasted.

Kiowa

Nuts harvested as a food source.

Medicinal Documentation

Lakota

The bulbs are also macerated and combined with other plants to create a poultice that is

Kiowa

The Kiowa boil the bark and drink the decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis.

Botanical Reference

Parts Documented: root

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