Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Virginia Strawberry
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Disinfectant
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 125
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Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Scientific name: Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
USDA symbol: FRVIV (
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Common names: Virginia Strawberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Leaf powder applied to any open sore as a disinfectant.
RECRD: 12832 id: 15009