Alder, Alnus incana tenuifolia (mountain alder), Alnus rubra (red alder), Alnus sinuata (Sitka alder), Alnus rhombifolia (white alder). Alder bark makes a dark tan dye. It is used to color moccasins. pašapámx̣ɨškɨnx̣ana psuníki wɨłq̓ám ‘they dyed their moccasins with alder’; patáax̣alux̣ana calutimat̓áwas psuníki ‘they would dye their cornhusk bags with alder (for yellow)’; psuninmí psá ‘alder bark’. [NE apsuní, ɨx̣aˀɨ́x̣a; NW ɨx̣á; NP /witk/.]
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