Asteraceae Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom

Geyer's Smooth Aster

Keres, Western - Dye, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 30

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Scientific name: Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Gray) Nesom
USDA symbol: SYLAG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Geyer's Smooth Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flowers mixed with white clay and used to dye wool or eggs.

RECRD: 30057 id: 39168

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