Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi

Blite Goosefoot

Tanana, Upper - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13

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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: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Berries used by children as paint by rubbing it on what they wished to color.

RECRD: 3469 id: 9484

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