Asteraceae Conyza canadensis var. canadensis

Canadian Horseweed

Potawatomi - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 51, 52

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Scientific name: Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
USDA symbol: COCAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Horseweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Plant used as a medicine for horses.

RECRD: 85556 id: 10622