Liliaceae Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.

Yellow Bluebeadlily

Ojibwa - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430

View all documented uses for Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.

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Scientific name: Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
USDA symbol: CLBO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Bluebeadlily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Roots chewed by dogs to poison their teeth and kills animals they bite.

RECRD: 244 id: 10406

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