Droseraceae Dionaea muscipula Ellis

Venus Flytrap

Cherokee - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60

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Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula Ellis
USDA symbol: DIMU4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Venus Flytrap
Family: Droseraceae
Family (APG): Droseraceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Small piece of plant chewed and spat on bait for fishing.

RECRD: 9484 id: 12549

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