Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi

Blite Goosefoot

Potawatomi - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117

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Scientific name: Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi
USDA symbol: CHCA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blite Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Fruit heads used as rouge to paint on clan marks or to heighten the color of cheeks and lips.

RECRD: 359 id: 9483

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