Posion Ivy

Plant:   Broomsedge

Tall Grass Prairie and Eastern Indigenous Forest

Genus and Species:   Andropogon virginicus






Habitat:    Dry soil, open woods





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Uses and Preparation:  Wash for frostbite, sores, itching
                                        Used for poison ivy

Resources:   Foster, S. & Duke, J.A. (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medical Plants and Herbs: of Eastern and Central North America. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company.

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