Asteraceae Liatris punctata Hook.
Dotted Gayfeather
Meskwaki - Drug, Venereal Aid
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 216
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Liatris punctata Hook.
Scientific name: Liatris punctata Hook.
USDA symbol: LIPUP (
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Common names: Dotted Gayfeather
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of root used for gonorrhea.
RECRD: 88659 id: 20141