Polygonaceae Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.

Canaigre Dock

Navajo - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 43

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Scientific name: Rumex hymenosepalus Torr.
USDA symbol: RUHY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canaigre Dock
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Fresh, crushed roots mixed with alum, made into soft paste and rubbed into wool as a gold dye.

RECRD: 2816 id: 35383

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