Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Flathead - Drug, Poison
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21
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Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Scientific name: Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
USDA symbol: FRPU7 (
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Common names: Pursh's Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Flathead
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Fruit considered poisonous.
RECRD: 93393 id: 15087