Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi
Blite Goosefoot
Thompson - Dye, Red
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502
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Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi
Scientific name: Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Ambrosi
USDA symbol: CHCA4 (
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Common names: Blite Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Calyx crushed and red stain used on the face, body, clothes, wood and skins.
RECRD: 41800 id: 9485