Fabaceae Oxytropis lagopus Nutt.
Haresfoot Pointloco
Blackfoot - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
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Oxytropis lagopus Nutt.
Scientific name: Oxytropis lagopus Nutt.
USDA symbol: OXLAL (
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Common names: Haresfoot Pointloco
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant chewed to allay swelling.
RECRD: 90704 id: 25237