Fabaceae Hoita orbicularis (Lindl.) Rydb.

Roundleaf Leatherroot

Costanoan - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 19

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Scientific name: Hoita orbicularis (Lindl.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: HOOR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Roundleaf Leatherroot
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of plant used for fevers.

RECRD: 92803 id: 17306