Cupressaceae Juniperus occidentalis Hook.

Western Juniper

Navajo - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 19

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Scientific name: Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
USDA symbol: JUOCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Wood ash, mountain mahogany and black alder used as a red dye for buckskin.

RECRD: 2608 id: 18773

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