Betulaceae Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung

Thinleaf Alder

Zuni - Dye, Red-Brown

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80

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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: Zuni
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Bark used to dye deerskin reddish-brown.

RECRD: 32914 id: 2456

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