Asteraceae Helianthus grosseserratus Martens

Sawtooth Sunflower

Meskwaki - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 215

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Scientific name: Helianthus grosseserratus Martens
USDA symbol: HEGR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sawtooth Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of blossoms used for burns.

RECRD: 87241 id: 16656

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