Betulaceae Corylus americana Walt.

American Hazelnut

Chippewa - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 372

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Scientific name: Corylus americana Walt.
USDA symbol: COAM3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Hazelnut
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Burs boiled with inner bark of bur oak, added to black earth and butternut and used as a black dye.

RECRD: 43035 id: 11186

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