Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia DC.
Blacksamson Echinacea
Omaha - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335
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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Plant used for sore eyes and roots used for eye troubles.
RECRD: 85236 id: 12784