Verbenaceae Verbena lasiostachys Link
Western Vervain
Costanoan - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 15
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Verbena lasiostachys Link
Scientific name: Verbena lasiostachys Link
USDA symbol: VELA (
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Common names: Western Vervain
Family: Verbenaceae
Family (APG): Verbenaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of plant used for typhoid fever.
RECRD: 97027 id: 42884