Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Blacksamson Echinacea
Montana Indian - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11
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Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Scientific name: Echinacea angustifolia DC.
USDA symbol: ECANA (
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Common names: Blacksamson Echinacea
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Root used as an antidote for rattlesnake bites.
RECRD: 85226 id: 12774