Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Meskwaki - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271

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Scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis L.
USDA symbol: SACA13 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bloodroot
Family: Papaveraceae
Family (APG): Papaveraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Root cooked to make a red face paint and to dye baskets and mats red.

RECRD: 1319 id: 37023

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