Asteraceae Thelesperma subnudum Gray

Sand Fringedpod

Navajo - Dye, Orange

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89

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Scientific name: Thelesperma subnudum Gray
USDA symbol: THSUS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sand Fringedpod
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Orange
Notes: Leaves, stems and blossoms used as an orange dye for wool.

RECRD: 3073 id: 39796