Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Makah - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 254

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Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Roots or possibly the leaves used for yellow dye.

RECRD: 6190 id: 21834

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