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Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Blackfoot Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Leaves used to fill pillows.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Blackfoot Food, Spice
Leaves mixed with dried meat as a deodorant and spice.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Blackfoot Other, Fuel
Dry, flaky bark used as tinder when starting a fire with twirling sticks.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 39
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Dried, powdered leaves rubbed over hands, arms and body for Contrary dance.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 176
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Cheyenne Drug, Other
Plant used as a medicine against an enemy.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Cheyenne Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 35
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Cheyenne Other, Protection
Powdered leaves or infusion rubbed over body to protect hands from hot soup during Contrary dance.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 176
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Beverage
Dried leaves used to make tea.
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 715
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Beverage
Leaves dried and used as a substitute for tea.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 31
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Jemez Other, Ceremonial Items
Yellow flowers used for the summer dances.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22
Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz
Shrubby Cinquefoil
USDA DAFL3
Tanana, Upper Drug, Gynecological Aid
Branches placed under the mattress to lessen first menstruation & number of years of menstruation.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8