Rubiaceae Galium triflorum Michx.

Fragrant Bedstraw

Omaha - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323

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Scientific name: Galium triflorum Michx.
USDA symbol: GATR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fragrant Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Plant gathered in green state and used only by women as perfume by tucking into the girdle.

RECRD: 31837 id: 15532

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