Asteraceae Hymenoxys hoopesii (Gray) Bierner
Owlsclaws
Navajo - Dye, Yellow
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 87
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Hymenoxys hoopesii (Gray) Bierner
Scientific name: Hymenoxys hoopesii (Gray) Bierner
USDA symbol: HYHO (
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Common names: Owlsclaws
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Crushed flowers boiled with juniper ash and used as a yellow dye.
RECRD: 3056 id: 17600