Asteraceae Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum
Calico Aster
Meskwaki - Drug, Herbal Steam
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 212
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Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum
USDA symbol: SYLAL7 (
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Common names: Calico Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Entire plant used as a smoke or steam in sweatbath.
RECRD: 82761 id: 39177