Juncaceae Juncus mertensianus Bong.
Mertens' Rush
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
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 38
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Juncus mertensianus Bong.
Scientific name: Juncus mertensianus Bong.
USDA symbol: JUME3 (
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Common names: Mertens' Rush
Family: Juncaceae
Family (APG): Juncaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Plant used for 'witchcraft' or 'plhax.'
RECRD: 12220 id: 18380