Rosaceae Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.

California Wildrose

Costanoan - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 18

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Scientific name: Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.
USDA symbol: ROCA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Wildrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of fruit 'hips' used for fevers.

RECRD: 93779 id: 33979

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