Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis L.
Red Columbine
Meskwaki - Other, Incense & Fragrance
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273
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Aquilegia canadensis L.
Scientific name: Aquilegia canadensis L.
USDA symbol: AQCA (
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Common names: Red Columbine
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Ripe seeds used to perfume smoking tobacco.
RECRD: 1330 id: 3902