Polemoniaceae Phlox longifolia Nutt.
Longleaf Phlox
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Pediatric Aid
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 112
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Phlox longifolia Nutt.
Scientific name: Phlox longifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: PHLOL2 (
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Common names: Longleaf Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of whole plant given to 'anemic' children.
RECRD: 12739 id: 26457