Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii Newberry

California Black Oak

Pomo, Kashaya - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 79

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Scientific name: Quercus kelloggii Newberry
USDA symbol: QUKE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Black Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo, Kashaya
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Round, fleshy insect galls made into a dark hair dye.

RECRD: 918 id: 32229

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