Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Sanddune Wallflower
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 92
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Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Scientific name: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
USDA symbol: ERCAC (
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Common names: Sanddune Wallflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded, whole plant applied to open, fresh wounds.
RECRD: 12537 id: 14314