Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Skunkbush Sumac
Dakota - Dye, Red
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 367
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Rhus trilobata Nutt.
Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (
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Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Ripe, red fruits boiled with another plant to make a red dye.
RECRD: 31075 id: 33106