Poaceae Arundo donax L.
Giantreed
Papago - Dye, Yellow
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 51
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Arundo donax L.
Scientific name: Arundo donax L.
USDA symbol: ARDO4 (
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Common names: Giantreed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Pollen used as a yellow dye.
RECRD: 43610 id: 5946