Fabaceae Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.

Large Leatherroot

Cahuilla - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 121

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Scientific name: Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: HOMA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Large Leatherroot
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Roots boiled with basket weeds as a yellow dye.

RECRD: 11684 id: 17295

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