Juglandaceae Juglans nigra L.

Black Walnut

Meskwaki - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Wood and bark charred to make the best black dye.

RECRD: 1315 id: 18302

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