Agavaceae Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Sacahuista
Navajo - Dye, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 35
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Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Nolina microcarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NOMI (
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Common names: Sacahuista
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant used to make a dye for blankets.
RECRD: 30677 id: 24031