Scrophulariaceae Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Bush Penstemon
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Analgesic
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 139
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Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
Scientific name: Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: PEFRF4 (
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Common names: Bush Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of plant tops taken for headaches.
RECRD: 13019 id: 25887