Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.

Redstem Stork's Bill

Jemez - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22

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Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
USDA symbol: ERCIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redstem Stork's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Dried plant powder mixed with watermelon seeds during storage & planting stops watermelon disease.

RECRD: 1846 id: 14218

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