Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
Menominee - Dye, Red
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 78
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Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Scientific name: Sanguinaria canadensis L.
USDA symbol: SACA13 (
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Common names: Bloodroot
Family: Papaveraceae
Family (APG): Papaveraceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Red
Notes: Boiled root used to dye mats red.
RECRD: 1202 id: 37019