Betulaceae Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung

Thinleaf Alder

Jemez - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20

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Scientific name: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
USDA symbol: ALINT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thinleaf Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Bark, mountain mahogany bark and birch bark boiled together and used as red dye to paint moccasins.

RECRD: 1822 id: 2437

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