Asteraceae Silphium laciniatum L.

Compassplant

Omaha - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335

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Scientific name: Silphium laciniatum L.
USDA symbol: SILAL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Compassplant
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Roots given to horses as a tonic.

RECRD: 95209 id: 38009

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