Apiaceae Angelica genuflexa Nutt.

Kneeling Angelica

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 211

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Scientific name: Angelica genuflexa Nutt.
USDA symbol: ANGE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kneeling Angelica
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Leaves chewed and juice rubbed on the body to mask the human smell.

RECRD: 61225 id: 3508