Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Blackfoot - Other, Musical Instrument

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 113

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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: Musical Instrument
Notes: Hollow stems used to make children's flutes.

RECRD: 4067 id: 16795

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