Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens L.
Creeping Buttercup
Hesquiat - Drug, Other
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71
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Ranunculus repens L.
Scientific name: Ranunculus repens L.
USDA symbol: RARE3 (
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Common names: Creeping Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Chewed leaves swallowed for general sickness.
RECRD: 691 id: 32718