Polygonaceae Rumex crispus L.

Curly Dock

Choctaw - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 14

View all documented uses for Rumex crispus L.

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Scientific name: Rumex crispus L.
USDA symbol: RUCRC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curly Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Pounded, dry roots boiled and used as a yellow dye.

RECRD: 21212 id: 35250

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