Orchidaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid
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 52
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Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Scientific name: Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
USDA symbol: GOOB2 (
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Common names: Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of softened leaves applied to cuts and sores.
RECRD: 12261 id: 16089