72 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Typha latifolia L. Cattail family ( Typhaceae ) . 



Broad-leaved cattail; cattail-flag; bulrush. 

 Native marsh plant, perennial, 4 to 8 feet high; found in marshes, ditches, 



muddy pools, and other wet places throughout North America, except 



extreme northern part. 

 Part used. — Root (nonofficial). 



IJlnms. See T'Iiiihs fiilrn. 



Ulmus fulva ^Michx. Elm family (Ulmaceae). 



tSi/noin/jii. — Ulmus puhescens Walt. 



Ulmus; elm; slippery elm; red elm; moose-elm; Indian elm. 

 Indigenous tree, 50 to 60 feet high, growing on liills, along streams and in woods 

 from Quebec to North Dakota, south to Florida and Texas. .More common m 

 the western part of its range. 

 Part used. — Bark deprived of its periderm (official). 

 Ul)mispube.scens Walt. Same as U/nnisfnlva. 

 Umbrella-tree. See Magnolia trtpetala. 

 Unicorn-root, false. See Aletris farinosa. 

 Unicorn-root, true. See Chamaelirium luteum. 

 Upland-cranberry. See Arctostaphylos nva-ursi. 



Urtica dioica L. Nettle family (Urticaceae). 



Stinging nettle; great nettle. 



Herbaceous, perennial plant, 2 to 4 feet high, with stinging hairs; naturalized 

 from Europe and found in waste places from Canada and Minnesota south to 

 South Carolina and ^Missouri. 

 Parts used. — Flowers, leaves, and root (nonofficial). 



Uva-ursi. See Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. 



Uvedalia. See Polymnia uvedalia. 



Uvularia perfoliata L. Bunchflower family ( Melanthiaceae) . 



Perfoliate bellwort; Mohawk-weed. 



Native, perennial herb, 6 to 20 inches high; in moist woods and thickets, Quebec 

 to Florida and ^Mississippi. 



Part used. — Root (nonf)fficial). 



Vagnera racemosa (L. ; Morong. Lily-of-the-valley family 



( Convallariaceae). 



Synonyms. — Convallaria racemosa L. ; Smilacina racemosa Desf. 



False Solomon' s-seal; small Solomon' s-seal; wild spikenard; false spikenard. 



Indigenous, perennial herb, 1 to o feet high, found in moist woods and thickets 

 from Canada south to Georgia and Arizona. 



Pai't used. — Root (nonofficial). 

 Valerian. See V(deriaua offieinaUs. 

 Valerian, American. See Cypripedium hirsutum. 

 Valerian. American Greek. See Polemonium reptans. 

 Valerian, garden-. See Valeriana offichudis. 

 Valeriana. See Valeriana officinalis. 

 Valeriana officinalis L. Valerian family ( Valerianaceae ) . 



Valeriana; valerian; garden-valerian; vandal-root. 



Perennial herb, 2 to 5 feet high, native of P]urope; escaped from gardens to 

 roadsides in New York and New Jersey. 



Parts used. — Rhizome and roots (official). 

 Vandal-root. See Valeruma offieimdis. 



