Poaceae Arundo donax L.

Giantreed

Papago - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 51

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Scientific name: Arundo donax L.
USDA symbol: ARDO4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giantreed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Pollen used as a yellow dye.

RECRD: 43610 id: 5946

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