Plant

Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea

Psoralea tenuiflora
Plant
Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea
Habitat
Big Bend, SD
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1804-09-21

Tea made from leaves and stems used to treat fevers. Tea made from roots for headaches. Roots burned to repel insects.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea

Plant · recorded by Lewis and Clark

Noted at present day Big Bend, SD. Tea was made from the leaves and the stems were used to treat fevers. Tea was made from the roots to treat headaches. The roots were burned to repel insects.

Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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