Poaceae Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev
Nodding Fescue
Iroquois - Drug, Other
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 273
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Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev
Scientific name: Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev
USDA symbol: FESU3 (
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Common names: Nodding Fescue
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Compound used as a 'corn medicine.'
RECRD: 86261 id: 14755