Asteraceae Solidago gigantea Ait.
Giant Goldenrod
Potawatomi - Drug, Febrifuge
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 53
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Solidago gigantea Ait.
Scientific name: Solidago gigantea Ait.
USDA symbol: SOGI (
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Common names: Giant Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of blossoms used for various fevers.
RECRD: 95515 id: 38422