Asteraceae Artemisia cana Pursh
Silver Sagebrush
Montana Indian - Drug, Tonic
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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Artemisia cana Pursh
Scientific name: Artemisia cana Pursh
USDA symbol: ARCAC5 (
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Common names: Silver Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of leaves used as a general tonic.
RECRD: 82002 id: 5031