Rosaceae Cerasus crenulata Greene.

Wild Plum

Navajo - Dye, Purple

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 52

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Scientific name: Cerasus crenulata Greene.
Common names: Wild Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Purple
Notes: Roots used to color wool purple.

RECRD: 2895 id: 8857

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