Apiaceae Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose
Button Eryngo
Seminole - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 95
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Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose
Scientific name: Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum Gray ex Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: ERYUS (
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Common names: Button Eryngo
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Seminole
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used to make a medicine taken by students in medical training.
RECRD: 61609 id: 14277