Oxalidaceae Oxalis oregana Nutt.
Oregon Oxalis
Tolowa - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 42
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Oxalis oregana Nutt.
Scientific name: Oxalis oregana Nutt.
USDA symbol: OXOR (
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Common names: Oregon Oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae
Family (APG): Oxalidaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to sores.
RECRD: 5927 id: 25161