Asteraceae Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Philadelphia Fleabane
Ojibwa - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 429
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Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Scientific name: Erigeron philadelphicus L.
USDA symbol: ERPHP (
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Common names: Philadelphia Fleabane
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Disk florets smoked to attract the buck deer. They say that cows and deer eat the blossoms.
RECRD: 234 id: 13794