Sarraceniaceae Sarracenia purpurea L.
Purple Pitcherplant
Menominee - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 52, 53
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Sarracenia purpurea L.
Scientific name: Sarracenia purpurea L.
USDA symbol: SAPUP6 (
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Common names: Purple Pitcherplant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Family (APG): Sarraceniaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Plant thought to be used by sorcerers.
RECRD: 94906 id: 37197