Asteraceae Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass.
Bigleaf Aster
Ojibwa - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 398
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Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass.
Scientific name: Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass.
USDA symbol: EUMA27 (
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Common names: Bigleaf Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Young and tender leaves eaten and act as a medicine at the same time that they are food.
RECRD: 427 id: 14636