Asteraceae Artemisia cana Pursh

Silver Sagebrush

Montana Indian - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7

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Scientific name: Artemisia cana Pursh
USDA symbol: ARCAC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silver Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Leaves chewed to allay thirst.

RECRD: 82001 id: 5030

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