The Plant Lady

Only when documentation has been found are specific tribal names given

Alder (Alnus incana (L.) Moench.) 

used by Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi

reddish brown from bark

Birch

Black walnut

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.) 

used by Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi

red, orange red; also used to dye skin

Bur Oak

Butternut (Juglans cinerea L.) 

used by Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi

brown from nut husks, black from bark, deep black when bark is boiled with blue clay

 Bristly Crowfoot (Ranunculus pennsylvanicus) 

used by Potawatomi

entire plant boiled for dye

 Cedar

 Chokecherry

Cottonwood

 Goldthread (Captis trifolia) 

used by Potawatomi

yellow obtained by boiling the cloth with the roots

Hazel

Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.) 

used by Ojibwe and Menominee

dark red from bark

 Hooked Crowfoot (Ranunculus recurvatus) 

used by Menominee

red shades from root

 Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Impatiens biflora) 

used by Menominee and Potawatomi

orange or deep yellow using the entire plant

 Labrador Tea (ledum groenlandicum Oeder) used by Potawatomi 

brown

 Lambsquarter (Chenopodium alba)

 Red Maple (Acer rubrum) 

 Red Oak (Quercus rubra) 

used by Potawatomi

brownish-red from bark

 Strawberry Blite, Strawberry Spinach (Chenopodium capitatum) 

used bt Potawatomi

used as a rouge on skin for clan marks, to heighten color in cheeks and lips

 Sumac (Rhus typhina L.) 

used by Menominee and Ojibwe

yellow from roots

 White Birch