Malvaceae Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

Scarlet Globemallow

Lakota - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 51

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: SPCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Roots chewed and hands rubbed with the roots by heyoka men to protect their hands in scalding water.

RECRD: 4907 id: 38641

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