English

oregon grape

Scientific Name

Mahonia repens

Arapaho

céciinbiicííxo

Translation of the Arapaho

‘winter leaves’ (because the plant is evergreen)

Oregon Grape and the Arapaho

Drug: unspecified. Oliver Toll notes that the leaves were used to make a tea.

Dye: Toll also reports that the roots were used to make a yellow dye.