Juglandaceae Juglans nigra L.

Black Walnut

Kiowa - Dye, Blue-Black

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 20

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Scientific name: Juglans nigra L.
USDA symbol: JUNI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Walnut
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Blue-Black
Notes: Roots boiled to make a bluish, black dye for buffalo hides.

RECRD: 10786 id: 18297

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