Rosaceae Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
Pear Hawthorn
Meskwaki - Drug, Urinary Aid
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 241
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Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
Scientific name: Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
USDA symbol: CRCA (
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Common names: Pear Hawthorn
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Fruit used for bladder ailments.
RECRD: 84683 id: 11332