Malvaceae Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.

Scarlet Globemallow

Lakota - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 32

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: SPCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Root juices used by medicine men for protection of hands from fire or boiling water.

RECRD: 46087 id: 38640