Latin name:
Lycopodium dendroideum
Michx.
Botanical family:
Lycopodiaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
round-branched tree-clubmoss, ground pine, bear paw (Eng.)
lycopode dendroïde (Fr.)
Uses:
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General medicinal plant. Boiled and drunk as a purgative in case of biliousness [Algonquians: 63]. Mixed with Diervilla lonicera and used as a diuretic [Ojibwa: 87].