Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene

Pacific Poison Oak

Pomo - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14

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Scientific name: Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene
USDA symbol: TODI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Poison Oak
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Ashes rubbed on children to make skin color darker. The ashes were rubbed on those children who were fathered by a white man to make them look more 'Indian' in color.

RECRD: 20563 id: 40456

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