Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder

Bog Labradortea

Potawatomi - Dye, Brown

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 120

View all documented uses for Ledum groenlandicum Oeder

---

Scientific name: Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
USDA symbol: LEGR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bog Labradortea
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Brown
Notes: Leaves used to make a beverage and also used as a brown dye material.

RECRD: 371 id: 19842

---