Asteraceae Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern.
Tall Blue Lettuce
Potawatomi - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 52
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Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern.
Scientific name: Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern.
USDA symbol: LABI (
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Common names: Tall Blue Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant used as a medicine for unspecified illnesses.
RECRD: 88392 id: 19374