Betulaceae Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung

Thinleaf Alder

Navajo - Dye, Brown

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39

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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: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Brown
Notes: Bark and twigs used as a brownish dye.

RECRD: 2780 id: 2443

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