Rosaceae Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara
Bride's Feathers
Kwakiutl - Drug, Love Medicine
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 288
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Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara
Scientific name: Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara
USDA symbol: ARDIV (
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Common names: Bride's Feathers
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Love Medicine
Notes: Root used as a love charm.
RECRD: 82447 id: 5892