Linaceae Linum lewisii Pursh
Prairie Flax
Gosiute - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 373
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Linum lewisii Pursh
Scientific name: Linum lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: LIPE2 (
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Common names: Prairie Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to bruises for the swelling.
RECRD: 88774 id: 20398