Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Nutt.

Skunkbush Sumac

Navajo - Dye, Mordant

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60

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Scientific name: Rhus trilobata Nutt.
USDA symbol: RHTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skunkbush Sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Family (APG): Anacardiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Mordant
Notes: Ashes used in setting dyes.

RECRD: 2961 id: 33181