Asteraceae Dahlia pinnata Cav.

Pinnate Dahlia

Navajo - Dye, Orange-Yellow

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 85

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Scientific name: Dahlia pinnata Cav.
USDA symbol: DAPI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pinnate Dahlia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Orange-Yellow
Notes: Roots and flowers used as a yellow-orange dye.

RECRD: 3050 id: 11963

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