Asteraceae Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum

Calico Aster

Meskwaki - Drug, Psychological Aid

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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Scientific name: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum
USDA symbol: SYLAL7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Calico Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Blossoms smudged 'to cure a crazy person who has lost his mind.'

RECRD: 82762 id: 39178

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