Orchidaceae Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

Bog Orchid

Thompson - Drug, Hunting Medicine

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506

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Scientific name: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
USDA symbol: PLLE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bog Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Plant used to wash guns 'to insure good luck when hunting.'

RECRD: 87036 id: 28544

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