Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Pokeweed

The catalogue remembers pokeweed in food, medicinal, and dye traditions. It stresses that knowledge of the plant mattered because of its toxicity. The berry’s color also appears in the account as a material for marking and dyeing. The catalogue remembers pokeweed in food, medicinal, and dye traditions. It stresses that knowledge of the plant mattered because of its toxicity. The berry’s color also appears in...