Liliaceae Allium cepa L.
Garden Onion
Iroquois - Dye, Green
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 104
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Allium cepa L.
Scientific name: Allium cepa L.
USDA symbol: ALCEC (
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Common names: Garden Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Green
Notes: Bulb peelings used as a green dye for wool.
RECRD: 50205 id: 2086