Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L.
Smooth Sumac
Omaha - Dye, Yellow
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 325
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Rhus glabra L.
Scientific name: Rhus glabra L.
USDA symbol: RHGL (
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Common names: Smooth Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Inner bark used to make a yellow dye.
RECRD: 31852 id: 32982