Viscaceae Phoradendron sp.

Mistletoe

Cahuilla - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 101

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Scientific name: Phoradendron sp.
Common names: Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Leaves used to dye basket weeds permanently black.

RECRD: 11597 id: 26546

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