| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plant taken for indigestion and gas. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of roots taken and rubbed on mumps. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 77 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of plant taken for hiccups. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 72 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of leaves applied to wounds caused by small biting flies, especially on the chest & udder. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 89 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves chewed by ceremonialist, to reinforce his powers, before he undertook any face painting. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Blackfoot Other, Incense & Fragrance Used as incense in the Ghost Dance. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Costanoan Food, Staple Seeds used for pinole. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 250 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Kitasoo Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 337 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Leaves used for food. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 87 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Luiseno Food, Vegetable Plant used for greens. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 231 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Used in the Male Shooting Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Paiute Drug, Diuretic Plant used for 'failure in urination.' Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 102 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Paiute Drug, Diuretic Plant used for failure to urinate. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Paiute Drug, Urinary Aid Plant used for bladder trouble. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 317 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Paiute Food, Forage Plants used for horse and cattle food. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 86 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Shoshoni Drug, Diuretic Plant used for 'failure in urination.' Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 102 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Thompson Drug, Poison Plant considered poisonous. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 224 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant eaten by horses as medicine. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 224 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Thompson Food, Fodder Used as a fodder for horses and cattle. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 514 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Yavapai Food, Vegetable Boiled leaves used for greens. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 257 |
| Lupinus sp. Lupine |
Yuki Food, Vegetable Young plants roasted and eaten as greens. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 88 |
| Lupinus succulentus Dougl. ex K. Koch Hollowleaf Annual Lupine USDA LUSU3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65 |
| Lupinus sulphureus Dougl. ex Hook. Sulphur Lupine USDA LUSU5 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds pounded, mixed with water, strained and resulting liquid used as an eye medicine. 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 105 |
| Lupinus sulphureus Dougl. ex Hook. Sulphur Lupine USDA LUSU5 |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Plants used for bedding and as flooring in the sweathouse. 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 105 |
| Lupinus sulphureus Dougl. ex Hook. Sulphur Lupine USDA LUSU5 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage Plant considered the marmot's favorite food. 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 105 |
| Lupinus sulphureus Dougl. ex Hook. Sulphur Lupine USDA LUSU5 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Season Indicator Blooms indicated that groundhogs were fat enough to eat. 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 105 |
| Lupinus versicolor Lindl. Manycolored Lupine USDA LUVE |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in wreaths for the Flower Dance performed at the Strawberry Festival in May. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 65 |
| Lupinus wyethii S. Wats. Wyeth's Lupine USDA LUWYW |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds pounded, mixed with water, strained and resulting liquid used as an eye medicine. 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 105 |
| Lupinus wyethii S. Wats. Wyeth's Lupine USDA LUWYW |
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Plants used for bedding and as flooring in the sweathouse. 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 105 |
| Lupinus wyethii S. Wats. Wyeth's Lupine USDA LUWYW |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage Plant considered the marmot's favorite food. 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 105 |
| Lupinus wyethii S. Wats. Wyeth's Lupine USDA LUWYW |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Season Indicator Blooms indicated that groundhogs were fat enough to eat. 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 105 |
| Medicago polymorpha L. Burclover USDA MEPO3 |
Cahuilla Food, Porridge Parched, ground seeds used to make mush. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 88 |
| Medicago polymorpha L. Burclover USDA MEPO3 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage Dried seed pods eaten by sheep in summer. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
| Medicago polymorpha L. Burclover USDA MEPO3 |
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage Seeds and leaves used as a forage plant. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 358 |
| Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa USDA MESAS |
Costanoan Drug, Ear Medicine Poultice of heated leaves applied to the ear for earaches. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 19 |
| Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa USDA MESAS |
Keres, Western Other, Unspecified Taxon known and named but no use was specified. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |
| Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa USDA MESAS |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fodder Plant cultivated, harvested, dried, stacked or stored in hogans and fed to livestock in winter. 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 32 |
| Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa USDA MESAS |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Spice Plants placed above and below black tree lichen and camas in cooking pits for the sweet flavor. 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 105 |
| Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa USDA MESAS |
Shuswap Food, Fodder Used for horse feed. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 64 |
| Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Annual Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEIN2 |
Isleta Other, Insecticide Plant used in beds as a bed bug repellant. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Annual Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEIN2 |
Pima Other, Toys & Games Used in target shooting games. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 131 |
| Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Annual Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEIN2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Laxative Decoction of whole plant taken as a purgative, a very strong laxative. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 37 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Dakota Other, Incense & Fragrance Bunches of plants hung in the home for the fragrance. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Dakota Other, Incense & Fragrance Bunches of plants hung in the home for the fragrance. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Dakota Other, Incense & Fragrance Grass hung in houses for the pleasant fragrance. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of flowers and rhizomes from another plant applied to the face for pimples and sunburn. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 49 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Infusion taken for typhoid-like fever caused by odor from killed snake. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 364 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Iroquois Other, Incense & Fragrance Flowers used in a bouquet to perfume the house. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 93 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Jemez Food, Forage Plant very nutritious food for horses. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweetclover USDA MEOF |
Keres, Western Other, Insecticide Plant used in beds as a bed bug repellant. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53 |