Liliaceae Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
Abnaki - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174
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Trillium erectum L.
Scientific name: Trillium erectum L.
USDA symbol: TRER3 (
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Common names: Red Trillium
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses.
RECRD: 50441 id: 40691