Puccoon

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Puccoon [peːkɔːn] 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 thePowhatan word poughkone.^[2]

Types

• Hoary Puccoon - Lithospermum canescens^[3]
• Narrow-leaved puccoon, Fringed Puccoon - Lithospermum incisum^[4]
• Golden puccoon - Lithospermum carolinense^[5]
  • Hairy puccoon - Lithospermum carolinense var. croceum^[6]
• Red puccoon root, Canada Puccoon - Sanguinaria canadensis

References

1. ^ Britannica Online Encyclopedia
2. ^ see reference in List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas
3. ^ Illinois Wildflowers
4. ^ see List of Canadian plants by family B and List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert)
5. ^ see List of Canadian plants by family B
6. ^ see List of Minnesota wild flowers

See also

• List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas