Asteraceae Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Pale Purple Coneflower
Dakota - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
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 368
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Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Scientific name: Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ECPA (
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Common names: Pale Purple Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Plant used as an antidote for snakebites.
RECRD: 85289 id: 12852