Saxifragaceae Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.
Bracted Alumroot
Navajo - Dye, Red-Brown
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 52
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Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.
Scientific name: Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.
USDA symbol: HEBR2 (
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Common names: Bracted Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Stems used to make a pinkish tan dye.
RECRD: 2888 id: 17047