Malvaceae Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea

Scarlet Globemallow

Dakota - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 103

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
USDA symbol: SPCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Chewed plant rubbed on skin to protect against boiling water in ceremony.

RECRD: 95627 id: 38654

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