The Manyflower Puccoon is a member of
the Forget-me-not Family.
The
plant grows to 2 feet in height and has green lance-shaped leaves to 2
inches in length. It typically grows in clearings in pinyon-juniper
woodlands and ponderosa pine forests at elevations between 6000 and 9500
feet.
Native Americans obtained a
purple dye from the roots of the Manyflower Puccoon. |
The Manyflower Puccoon blooms between June and
September and produces a yellow, funnel shaped flower with 5 rounded
petals to 1/2 inch in width.
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