| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Malecite Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Menominee Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked with maple sap vinegar for a dish of greens. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 65 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of root taken for chest pain when other remedies fail. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable Spring leaves used as greens and cooked with pork. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 257 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Micmac Food, Vegetable Leaves used as greens in food. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Drug, Cathartic Infusion of plant taken as a physic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Drug, Cathartic Strong infusion of dried leaves taken as a physic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Compound decoction or infusion of plants taken as a spring tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Compound infusion of root taken as a tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Dandelion and white daisy used to make wines and taken as tonics. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Mohegan Food, Unspecified Cooked and used for food. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 83 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine Roots used as a blood medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for heartburn. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Ojibwa Food, Vegetable Young leaves gathered in spring and cooked as greens with pork or venison and maple sap vinegar. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 399 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Vegetable Leaves eaten as greens. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 85 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Papago Drug, Analgesic Infusion of blossoms taken for menstrual cramps. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Papago Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of blossoms taken for menstrual cramps. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Papago Food, Vegetable Cooked or uncooked leaves eaten as greens. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 14 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Potawatomi Drug, Tonic Root used as a bitter tonic. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 54 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Potawatomi Food, Unspecified Leaves cooked with maple sap vinegar and often combined with pork or deer meat. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Quileute Drug, Unspecified Used for medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Rappahannock Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of root taken as a blood tonic. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 34 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for dyspepsia. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 34 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Shinnecock Drug, Tonic Dandelion and white daisy used to make wines and taken as tonics. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121 |
| Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Ute Food, Unspecified Leaves formerly used as food. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 36 |
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed plant applied to swellings. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 53 |
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid Cold infusion of plant used to speed delivery of baby. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 53 |
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized leaves mixed with dough applied to a bad bruise. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61 |
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Tewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of pulverized fresh leaves used to dress bone fractures. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61 |
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Common Dandelion USDA TAOFO |
Tewa Food, Vegetable Young plants eaten as greens. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 61 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Raw, fresh leaves used as an excellent source for vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 71 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Alaska Native Food, Vegetable Young, tender leaves used raw or cooked as a green vegetable. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 71 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Vegetable Leaves used for greens. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 109 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Carrier Food, Vegetable Leaves boiled and eaten. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 81 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Cree Food, Starvation Food Infusion of roots given in copious draughts at hourly intervals. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 494 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Boiled leaves of young plants eaten, but not considered an important food source. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified Scalded leaves used for food. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 716 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Vegetable Tender, young leaves eaten in salads and as a potherb. Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 29 |
| Taraxacum sp. Dandelion |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food, Spice Used as a condiment in fish soup. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 185 |