Project: Medicinal, Food, Fiber and Dye Plants of the United States

Project Leader: Carlyn Sainvil

Project Description:
Specimens of plants used in the past for medicine, food, fiber and/or dye that are found in the United States.

Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):

Family	Species	Common Name
Aceraceae	Acer rubrum	RED MAPLE
Anacardiaceae	Rhus copallinum	WINGED SUMAC
Apiaceae	Eryngium yuccifolium	BUTTON ERYNGO, BUTTON RATTLESNAKEMASTER
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex vomitoria	YAUPON
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias tuberosa	BUTTERFLY MILKWEED, BUTTERFLY WEED, BUTTERFLYWEED