Salicaceae Salix fragilis L.
Crack Willow
Ojibwa - Drug, Hemostat
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388
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Salix fragilis L.
Scientific name: Salix fragilis L.
USDA symbol: SAFR (
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Common names: Crack Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Bark used as a styptic and poultice for sores.
RECRD: 94359 id: 35846