Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Blackfoot - Other, Insecticide

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87

View all documented uses for Artemisia frigida Willd.

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Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Plant put on a fire to attract horses that run to the smoke because it kept flies & mosquitoes away.

RECRD: 3915 id: 5242

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