Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Salish, Coast - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 76

View all documented uses for Veratrum viride Ait.

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Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish, Coast
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Roots carried as charms to ward off evil spirits or to kill sea monsters.

RECRD: 47487 id: 42737

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