Betulaceae Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill

American Green Alder

Okanagan-Colville - Dye, Red-Brown

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 87

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Scientific name: Alnus viridis ssp. crispa (Ait.) Turrill
USDA symbol: ALVIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Green Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Bark and wood used to make red and brown dyes.

RECRD: 12511 id: 2660

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