Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon Pursh

Salal

Karok - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387

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Scientific name: Gaultheria shallon Pursh
USDA symbol: GASH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Salal
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Berries rubbed over basket caps as a black stain.

RECRD: 8582 id: 15633

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