Krameriaceae Krameria erecta Willd. ex J.A. Schultes

Littleleaf Ratany

Papago - Dye, Red

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 69

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Scientific name: Krameria erecta Willd. ex J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: KRER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Littleleaf Ratany
Family: Krameriaceae
Family (APG): Krameriaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Roots peeled, cut, split, boiled and used as a red dye for buckskins.

RECRD: 43672 id: 19312

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