[Wikipedia] Uses: The Zuni people traditionally use the blossoms of the tinctoria variety to make a mahogany red dye for yarn,[12] and, until the introduction of coffee by traders, to make a hot beverage.[13] Women also used an infusion of the whole plant of this variety, except for the root, if they desired a female child. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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