Liliaceae Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium
Paiute - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 58
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Trillium ovatum Pursh
Scientific name: Trillium ovatum Pursh
USDA symbol: TROVO2 (
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Common names: Pacific Trillium
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of fresh or dried corms used as an eyewash.
RECRD: 1402 id: 40713