Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Salish, Coast - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 78

View all documented uses for Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Root bark shredded, boiled and used as a yellow dye for basketry.

RECRD: 47508 id: 21847

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