Fagaceae Quercus velutina Lam.

Black Oak

Ojibwa - Dye, Mordant

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425

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Scientific name: Quercus velutina Lam.
USDA symbol: QUVE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Oak
Family: Fagaceae
Family (APG): Fagaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Mordant
Notes: Bark used for a reddish yellow dye and to set its own color.

RECRD: 216 id: 32555

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