Orchidaceae Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
Hooded Ladiestresses
Gosiute - Drug, Venereal 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 383
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Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
Scientific name: Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
USDA symbol: SPRO (
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Common names: Hooded Ladiestresses
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Plant used for venereal disease.
RECRD: 95691 id: 38764