Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Bull Thistle
Meskwaki - Drug, Adjuvant
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 213
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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Scientific name: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
USDA symbol: CIVU (
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Common names: Bull Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Root used as a seasoner for medicines.
RECRD: 84155 id: 10044