Berberidaceae Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde

Fremont's Mahonia

Navajo - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 48

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Scientific name: Mahonia fremontii (Torr.) Fedde
USDA symbol: MAFR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fremont's Mahonia
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Roots and bark used as a yellow dye for buckskin.

RECRD: 2867 id: 21891

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