34 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Glecoma hederacea L. Mint family (Menthaceae). 



Siinonym. — Nepeta glechoma Benth. 



Ground-ivy; gill-over-the-ground; catfoot; fiel<l-balm. 



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



in waste places, woods, and thickets from Newfoundland to Minnesota, south 



to Georgia and Kansas. 

 Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



Globefiower. See Cephalanthus occidentalis. 



Gnaphaliiim margaritaceum L. Same as Anaphalis margaritacea. 



Gnaphalium^ obtusifolium L. Aster family ( Asteraceae ) . 



Synonym. — Gnaj)halium polycephalum 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 Scotia and Manitoba south to Florida and Texas. 



Fart used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 GnaphaUimi polyeephcdum Michx. Same as Gnaphalium obtusifoliuin. 

 Gnaphalium uliginosum L. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



]Mouse-ear; low cudweed; marsh-cudweed; wartwort; 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 used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Gnaphalium undulatum Walt. Same as Pterocaulon undulatum. 

 Goat's- rue. See C'racca virginiana. 

 Goldenrod, anise-scented. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenrod, fragrant-leaved. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenrod, sweet. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenseal. See Hydrastis canadensis. 

 Goldthread. See Coptis trifolia. 



Goodyera pubescens R. Br. Same as Peraniium pubescens. 

 Goodyera repens R. Br. Same as Peramium repens. 

 Goose-grass. See Galium aparine. 

 Grape, Oregon. See Berberis aquifolium. 

 Grape, Rocky Mountain. See Berberis aquifolium. 

 Gravel-plant. See Epigaea repens. 

 Gravelroot. See Eupatorium purpureum. 

 Gravel-weed. See Onosmodium virginianum. 

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

 Grindelia. See Grindelia robusta and G. squarrosa. 

 Grindelia robusta Nutt. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Grindelia; gum-plant. 



Perennial herb, about 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. 



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



