Poaceae Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. L”ve

Basin Wildrye

Cheyenne - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 8

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Scientific name: Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. L”ve
USDA symbol: LECI4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Basin Wildrye
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Plants tied in bunches, burned, ash mixed in blood and used as a permanent black dye.

RECRD: 44666 id: 20069

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