Cut-leaf anemone (Anemone multifiola)

Gitxsan name:  unknown
Wet'suwet'en:  unknown

• hairy, tufted perennial, one to many stems from thickened, commonly branched stem base, 15-50 cm tall
• numerous long stalked basal leaves
• creamy white, yellowish or pinkish (sometimes bright red-pink) flowers
• found in rocky slopes, open forest, grasslands and meadows

Photo courtesy of Robert Norton (44KB)

Ethnobotanical Description

A very strong decoction of this plant was fabricated to kill fleas and lice. A handful of the plant's leaves was also placed in the sweatbaths used to ease rheumatism. The Gitxsan also drank a weak concoction for the same purpose, but warn that it burns like whiskey.

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Revised: 08/21/98