Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Louisiana Sagewort
Thompson - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 170
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Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
Scientific name: Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARLUL2 (
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Common names: Louisiana Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Plant burned and the smoke used as a good smudge against mosquitoes.
RECRD: 32462 id: 5421