Asteraceae Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Tewa - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45

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Scientific name: Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird
USDA symbol: ERNAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rubber Rabbitbrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Flowers boiled to make a yellow dye for woolen yarn.

RECRD: 41889 id: 13620

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