Liliaceae Prosartes trachycarpa S. Wats.
Roughfruit Fairybells
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological 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 44
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Prosartes trachycarpa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Prosartes trachycarpa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: DITR2 (
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Common names: Roughfruit Fairybells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves used as a wash for wounds.
RECRD: 12236 id: 29927