Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.

Louisiana Sagewort

Mewuk - Other, Decorations

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 349

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Scientific name: Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARLUL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Louisiana Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Mewuk
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Decorations
Notes: Burned wood soot used for tattooing.

RECRD: 6778 id: 5402

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