Betulaceae Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.

White Alder

Karok - Dye, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382

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Scientific name: Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: ALRH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Inner bark dried, ground, mixed with flour and water and used as a dye.

RECRD: 8500 id: 2459

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