Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Blackfoot - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 50

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Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Stalk placed on altar of Sun Dance ceremonial.

RECRD: 21088 id: 16792

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