Caryophyllaceae Silene scouleri Hook.
Scouler's Campion
Gosiute - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 381
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Silene scouleri Hook.
Scientific name: Silene scouleri Hook.
USDA symbol: SISCS3 (
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Common names: Scouler's Campion
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Plant used as a horse medicine.
RECRD: 95187 id: 37995