Onagraceae Oenothera biennis L.

Common Eveningprimrose

Potawatomi - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 66, 67

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Scientific name: Oenothera biennis L.
USDA symbol: OEBI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tiny seeds used as a valuable medicine for unspecified ailment.

RECRD: 90356 id: 24281

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