Ranunculaceae Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.

Threeleaf Goldthread

Ojibwa - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426

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Scientific name: Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb.
USDA symbol: COTR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Threeleaf Goldthread
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Golden-colored roots added to other plant dyes to emphasize the yellow color.

RECRD: 224 id: 10675

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