Puccoon

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Sanguinaria canadensis. Canada Puccoon, or Bloodwort. From Project Gutenberg's The Botanical Magazine, Vol. V, by William Curtis.

Puccoon Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". is a common name that refers to any of several plants formerly used by certain Native Americans for dyes.^[1] The dyes were made from the plants' roots.

The name is derived from the Powhatan word poughkone ("red dye").^[2]

Types

Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale^[3]
Hoary puccoon - Lithospermum canescens^[4]
Narrow-leaved puccoon, fringed puccoon - Lithospermum incisum
Golden puccoon - Lithospermum caroliniense
- Hairy puccoon - Lithospermum carolinense var. croceum
Red puccoon root, Canada puccoon - Sanguinaria canadensis
Yellow puccoon - Hydrastis canadensis (also called goldenseal)

References

↑ Britannica Online Encyclopedia
↑ see reference in List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas
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↑ Illinois Wildflowers

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[1] Britannica Online Encyclopedia

[2] see reference in List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas

[3] Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

[4] Illinois Wildflowers

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