Puccoon is a
common name
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that refers to any of several
plant
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s formerly used by certain
Native Americans for
dye
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s. The dyes were made from the plants' roots.
The name is derived from the
Powhatan
Powhatan people () are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. They are Algonquian peoples whose historic territories were in eastern Virginia.
Their Powh ...
word ''poughkone'' ("red dye").
Types
*Puccoon - ''
Lithospermum ruderale''
*Hoary puccoon - ''
Lithospermum canescens
''Lithospermum canescens'', or the hoary puccoon is a perennial herb endemic to eastern North America. The plant grows in a variety of habitats. It has golden yellow flowers which bloom from April to May.
Description
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*Narrow-leaved puccoon, fringed puccoon - ''Lithospermum incisum
''Lithospermum incisum'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is known by several common names, including fringed puccoon, narrowleaf stoneseed, fringed gromwell, narrowleaf puccoon, and plains stoneseed. It is n ...
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*Golden puccoon - ''Lithospermum caroliniense
''Lithospermum caroliniense'', commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian province
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**Hairy puccoon - '' Lithospermum carolinense var. croceum''
*Red puccoon root, Canada puccoon - ''Sanguinaria canadensis
''Sanguinaria canadensis'', bloodroot, is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America. It is the only species in the genus ''Sanguinaria'', included in the poppy family Papaveraceae, and is most closely related to ' ...
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*Yellow puccoon - ''Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal (''Hydrastis canadensis''), also called orangeroot or yellow puccoon, is a perennial plant, perennial herb in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to North America. It may be distinguished by its thick, yellow knotted rootstock ...
'' (also called goldenseal)
See also
*Pokeweed
''Phytolacca'' is a genus of perennial plants native to North America, South America and East Asia. Some members of the genus are known as pokeweeds or similar names such as pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot or poke sallet. Other names for species ...
* List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas#Words from Algonquian languages
References
External links
{{Plant common name
Dyes
Native American culture
Plant dyes