Saxifragaceae Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.

Bracted Alumroot

Navajo - Dye, Red-Brown

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 52

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Scientific name: Heuchera bracteata (Torr.) Ser.
USDA symbol: HEBR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bracted Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red-Brown
Notes: Stems used to make a pinkish tan dye.

RECRD: 2888 id: 17047