Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.

California False Hellebore

Paiute, Northern - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 127

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Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Roots tied on the ankle or calf to drive away rattlesnakes.

RECRD: 9016 id: 42604

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