Asteraceae Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) Nesom

Short's Aster

Potawatomi - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 50

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Scientific name: Symphyotrichum shortii (Lindl.) Nesom
USDA symbol: SYSH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Short's Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Infusion of flowering tops used for unspecified ailments.

RECRD: 82794 id: 39216

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