Potentilla canadensis
Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil (genus Potentilla) native to North America.[1]
| Potentilla canadensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Potentilla |
| Species: | P. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Potentilla canadensis L. | |
The Iroquois take a pounded infusion of the roots as an antidiarrheal.[2] The Natchez give the plant as a drug for those believed to be bewitched.[3]
Along with Potentilla simplex, the plant is an indicator of impoverished soil.[4]
References
- https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POCA17
- Herrick, James William (1977). Iroquois Medical Botany (PhD thesis). Albany: State University of New York. p. 353.
- Swanton, John R (1928). "Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians". SI-BAE Annual Report. 42: 667. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 753. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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