Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea L.

Butternut

Menominee - Dye, Brown

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 78

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Scientific name: Juglans cinerea L.
USDA symbol: JUCI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Butternut
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Brown
Notes: Juice of nut husk used as a brown dye for deerskin shirts.

RECRD: 1196 id: 18218

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