Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
Shepherd's Purse
Meskwaki - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 219
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Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
Scientific name: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
USDA symbol: CABU2 (
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Common names: Shepherd's Purse
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Used as a medicine.
RECRD: 83352 id: 7969