Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Common Dandelion
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Poultice
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 242
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Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers
USDA symbol: TAOFO (
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Common names: Common Dandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poultice
Notes: Leaves used for plasters or poultices.
RECRD: 11161 id: 39333