Berberidaceae Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don

Oregongrape

Karok - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38

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Scientific name: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
USDA symbol: MARE11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Root used to dye porcupine quills yellow.

RECRD: 5916 id: 21976

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