Verbenaceae Verbena stricta Vent.
Hoary Verbena
Omaha - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329
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Verbena stricta Vent.
Scientific name: Verbena stricta Vent.
USDA symbol: VEST (
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Common names: Hoary Verbena
Family: Verbenaceae
Family (APG): Verbenaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves used to make a hot, aqueous, tea like beverage.
RECRD: 31897 id: 42891