Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Softstem Bulrush
Potawatomi - Drug, Love Medicine
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 118
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Scientific name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
USDA symbol: SCTA2 (
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Common names: Softstem Bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Love Medicine
Notes: Flowers used by women as a love medicine.
RECRD: 367 id: 37508