Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.
Tree Groundpine
Penobscot - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309
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Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.
Scientific name: Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.
USDA symbol: LYDE (
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Common names: Tree Groundpine
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant thought to have 'some medicinal value.'
RECRD: 89263 id: 21508