Ericaceae Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb.

Alpine Spicywintergreen

Navajo - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 68

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Scientific name: Gaultheria humifusa (Graham) Rydb.
USDA symbol: GAHU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alpine Spicywintergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Used to make a black dye.

RECRD: 2994 id: 15562

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