Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.

Eastern Hemlock

Ojibwa - Dye, Red-Brown

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 426

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Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
USDA symbol: TSCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Bark used with a little rock dust to dye materials a dark red brown.

RECRD: 223 id: 40914

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