Lycoperdaceae Bovista plumbea Pers.

Puffball

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Poison

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 134

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Scientific name: Bovista plumbea Pers.
Common names: Puffball
Family: Lycoperdaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poison
Notes: Spores dangerous, especially harmful to the eyes.

RECRD: 61000 id: 7459

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