Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana L.

American Pokeweed

Pawnee - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 78

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Scientific name: Phytolacca americana L.
USDA symbol: PHAMA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Pokeweed
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Family (APG): Phytolaccaceae
Native American Tribe: Pawnee
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Fruit made into a red stain used in painting horses and various articles of adornment.

RECRD: 31296 id: 26845

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