Latin name:
Lycoperdon sp.
Botanical family:
Agaricaceae
Growth habit:
Fungi
Vernacular name(s):
puffball (Eng.)
vesse-de-loup (Fr.)
kâpîputepishiti (Montagnais)
Uses:
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Spores inhaled to stop nosebleeding [Dene: 101; Montagnais: 71; Cree: 93, 95]. or applied to cuts to stop bleeding [Dene: 17]. or to relieve skin rash [Dene: 101].