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34 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Glecoma hederacea L. Mint family (Menthaceae). 



Synonym. — Nepeta glechoma Benth. 

 Ground-ivy; gill-over-thc-ground; catfoot; field-balm. 

 Low, perennial herb, with creeping stem. Naturalized from Europe and found 



in waste place**, woods, and thickets from Newfoundland to Minnesota, south 



to < leorgia and Kansas. 

 Part used. — -Herb (nonofficial). 



Globerlower. See Cephalanthus occideniaMs. 



Gnaphalium margaritaceum L. Same as Anaphalis margaritacea. 



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Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Synonym. — Gnaphalium polycephcdum Michx. 

 Sweet balsam; life-everlasting; sweet life-everlasting; white balsam. 



Native, herbaceous annual, 1 to 2 feet high; in dry, open places and old fields 

 from Nova Bcotia and Manitoba south to Florida and Texas. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Onaphalium polycephakim Michx. Same as Gnaphalium obtu^i folium. 

 Gnaphalium uliginosum L. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Mouse-ear; low cudweed; marsh-cudweed; wart wort; dysentery- weed. 



Annual herb, 2 to 8 inches high, occurring in damp soil from Newfoundland to 

 Minnesota, south to Indiana and Virginia; apparently naturalized from Europe. 



Part nsed.-^ Herb (nonofficial). 

 Gnaphalium undulatum Walt. Same as Pteroraulon undulatum. 

 Goat's-rue. See Omcea virgimana. 

 Goldenrod, anise-scented. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenrod, fragrant-leaved. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenrod, sweet. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenseal. See Hydrastis canadensis. 

 Goldthread. See Coptic fr [folia. 



Goodyera pubescent R. Br. Same as Peramium pubescens. 

 Goodyera repens R. Br. Same as Peramium repens. 

 Goose-grass. See Galium aparine. 

 Grape, Oregon. See Herberts aqu ij 'ol in m. 

 Grape, Rocky Mountain. See Herberts a qui folium. 



Gravel-plant. See Epigaea repent. 



Gravelroot. See Euputorium purpareum. 



Gravel-weed. See Onosmodiumvirginmnum. 



Greenbrier, long-stalked. See Smilax pseudo-china. 



Grindelia. See Grinddia robusta and G. squarrosa. 



Grindelia robusta Nutt. - Aster family ( Asteraceae )• 



Grindelia; gum-plant. 



Perennial herb, al>out IJ feet high, native in the States west of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Parts used. — Leaves and flowering tops (official). 



Grindelia, scaly. See Grindelia squarrosa. 



Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Grindelia; scaly grindelia; broad-leaved gum-plant. 



Perennial herb, 1 to 2 feet high, native; occurring on the plains and prairies 

 from the Saskatchewan to Minnesota, Texas, and California. 



Parts used. — Leaves and flowering tops (official). 



