Cyperaceae Carex exsiccata Bailey

Western Inflated Sedge

Shoshoni - Dye, Black

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 8

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Scientific name: Carex exsiccata Bailey
USDA symbol: CAEX5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Inflated Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Black
Notes: Roots used as black dye in basketry.

RECRD: 20927 id: 8067

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