Asteraceae Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.

Green Rabbitbrush

Navajo - Dye, Orange

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 84

View all documented uses for Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: CHVIA4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Green Rabbitbrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Orange
Notes: Flowers boiled with roasted alum and used as a light-orange dye for leather, wool and basketry.

RECRD: 3048 id: 9805

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