Euphorbiaceae Stillingia sylvatica Garden ex L.

Queensdelight

Kiowa - Other, Season Indicator

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37

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Scientific name: Stillingia sylvatica Garden ex L.
USDA symbol: STSYS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Queensdelight
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Plant considered a rain symbol because the dry land terrapins get under it for shade.

RECRD: 10858 id: 38945

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