Papaveraceae Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
Potawatomi - Dye, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121
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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Root used as facial paint to put on clan and identification marks.
RECRD: 383 id: 37060