Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis canadensis L.
Canadian Lousewort
Potawatomi - Food, Fodder
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 123
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Pedicularis canadensis L.
Scientific name: Pedicularis canadensis L.
USDA symbol: PECAC3 (
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Common names: Canadian Lousewort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fodder
Notes: Roots mixed with oats to fatten the ponies.
RECRD: 400 id: 25663