Rosaceae Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson

Stansbury Cliffrose

Navajo - Dye, Brown

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53

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Scientific name: Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stansbury Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Brown
Notes: Pounded leaves and stems mixed with pounded juniper and used to make a tan dye.

RECRD: 2905 id: 31654

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