Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

Bur Oak

Chippewa - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 372

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Scientific name: Quercus macrocarpa Michx.
USDA symbol: QUMAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bur Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Inner bark boiled with green hazel burs, added to black earth and butternut and used as a black dye.

RECRD: 43034 id: 32279