Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

Virginia Creeper

Kiowa - Dye, Pink

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 41

View all documented uses for Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.

---

Scientific name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.
USDA symbol: PAQU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Virginia Creeper
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Pink
Notes: Fruits used as pink paint for skin and feathers worn in war dance.

RECRD: 0 id: 25549

---