Rosaceae Prunus americana Marsh.

American Plum

Isleta - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40

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Scientific name: Prunus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: PRAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Root bark, alder root bark and mountain mahogany root bark used to make a red dye for buckskin.

RECRD: 30707 id: 30260

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