Linum lewisii Pursh
Common names: Prairie Flax
Species details (USDA):
USDA LIPE2
Documented uses
41 uses documented
Dakota
Food, Fodder
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 48)
Dakota
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 98)
Gosiute
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1911,
The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah,
Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.,
pages 349)
Gosiute
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Chamberlin, Ralph V.,
1911,
The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah,
Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405.,
pages 373)
Great Basin Indian
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 48)
Great Basin Indian
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 48)
Klamath
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 99)
Klamath
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 99)
Klamath
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 99)
Klamath
Fiber, Snow Gear
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 99)
Klamath
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Coville, Frederick V.,
1897,
Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon.,
Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110,
pages 99)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Basketry
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 14)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Cordage
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 14)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 14)
Montana Indian
Fiber, Snow Gear
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 14)
Montana Indian
Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
detail...
(Blankinship, J. W.,
1905,
Native Economic Plants of Montana,
Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56,
pages 14)
Navajo, Kayenta
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris,
1951,
The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho,
Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press,
pages 30)
Navajo, Kayenta
Drug, Disinfectant
detail...
(Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris,
1951,
The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho,
Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press,
pages 30)
Navajo, Ramah
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Vestal, Paul A.,
1952,
The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho,
Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94,
pages 33, 34)
Okanagon
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 42)
Okanagon
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 42)
Omaha
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 98)
Paiute
Drug, Carminative
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 44)
Paiute
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Paiute
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Paiute
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 44)
Paiute
Drug, Poultice
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Paiute
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Nickerson, Gifford S.,
1966,
Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants,
Tebiwa 9(1):45-51,
pages 48)
Pawnee
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 98)
Ponca
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 98)
Shoshoni
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Shoshoni
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Murphey, Edith Van Allen,
1990,
Indian Uses of Native Plants,
Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959,
pages 39)
Shoshoni
Drug, Eye Medicine
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Shoshoni
Drug, Liver Aid
detail...
(Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer,
1941,
Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada,
Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
pages 101102)
Thompson
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 507)
Thompson
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(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,
pages 234)
Thompson
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 42)
Thompson
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 467)
Thompson
Drug, Pediatric Aid
detail...
(Perry, F.,
1952,
Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia,
Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43.,
pages 42)
Thompson
Other, Soap
detail...
(Steedman, E.V.,
1928,
The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia,
SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522,
pages 504)
Winnebago
Food, Unspecified
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1919,
Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region,
SI-BAE Annual Report #33,
pages 98)