Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata

Western Tansymustard

Hopi - Other, Paint

Use documented by:
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 15

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Scientific name: Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata
USDA symbol: DEPIP3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Tansymustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paint
Notes: Flowers mixed with dark iron pigment used as a black color for pottery decoration.

RECRD: 4706 id: 12378

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