34 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Glecoma hederacea L. Mint family (Menthaceae). 



Synonym. — Nepeta glechoma Benth. 



Ground-ivy; gill-over-the-ground ; catfoot; field-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 (nonofficiali. 

 Globeflower. See Cephalanthus occidentalis. 

 Gnaphalium margaritaceum L. Same as Anaphalis margaritacea. 

 Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. Aster family I Asteraceae). 



Synonym. — Gnaphalium 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. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Gnaphalium polycephalum Michx. Same as Gnaphalium obtusifolium. 

 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 Cracca virginiana. 

 Goldenrod, anise-scented. See Solidago odor a. 

 Goldenrod, fragrant-leaved. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenrod, sweet. See Solidago odora. 

 Goldenseal. See Hydrastis canadensis. 

 Goldthread. See Coptis trifolia. 



Goody era pubescens R. Br. Same as Peramium 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 H 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). 



