Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Bloodroot

Omaha - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324

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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: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Plant used as a red skin stain.

RECRD: 31839 id: 37053

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