Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata L.
Creeping Woodsorrel
Menominee - Dye, Yellow
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 78
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Oxalis corniculata L.
Scientific name: Oxalis corniculata L.
USDA symbol: OXCO (
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Common names: Creeping Woodsorrel
Family: Oxalidaceae
Family (APG): Oxalidaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Boiled whole plant used as a yellow dye.
RECRD: 1198 id: 25142