Lentibulariaceae Pinguicula vulgaris L.
Common Butterwort
Oweekeno - Other, Good Luck Charm
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 106
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Pinguicula vulgaris L.
Scientific name: Pinguicula vulgaris L.
USDA symbol: PIVU (
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Common names: Common Butterwort
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Family (APG): Lentibulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Good Luck Charm
Notes: Dried roots kept for good luck.
RECRD: 60932 id: 27352