Polemoniaceae Phlox hoodii Richards.
Spiny Phlox
Blackfoot - Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 73
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Phlox hoodii Richards.
Scientific name: Phlox hoodii Richards.
USDA symbol: PHHOH (
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Common names: Spiny Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for chest pains.
RECRD: 3758 id: 26450