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Asteraceae (Aster)

Black-eyed Susan

Botanical Name: Rudbekia hirta

Also called:

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: June to September

Location: Lawn Area

Medicinal Uses: Native Americans used root tea for worms, colds, external wash for sores, snakebites, swelling; root juice for earaches

  

Boneset

Botanical Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum

Also called: Common Boneset

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: July - September

Location: MacNider Entrance

Medicinal Uses: anti-inflammatory, fever reducer, respiratory, digestive aid

  

Eastern purple coneflower

Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea

Also called: Indian head

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: From June to August

Location: MacNider Entrance

Medicinal Uses: wounds & infections, anti-inflammatory, skin conditions

     

Garden coreopsis

Botanical Name: Coreopsis verticillata

Also called: Moonbeam

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: Summer

Location: S. Columbia Entrance

Medicinal Uses: diuretic

  

Shasta daisy

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum superbum

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: June-July

Location: S. Columbia Entrance

Medicinal Uses: fever reducer, anti-inflammatory, digestive aid, sedative

     

Green-head Coneflower

Botanical Name: Rudbeckia laciniata

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: July-September

Location: Lawn Area

Medicinal Uses: digestive aid

     

Common Yarrow

Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium

Duration: Perennial

Blooms: June-Sept

Location: Lawn Area

Medicinal Uses: astringent, wound treatment, anti-inflammatory, digestive aid, sedative, fever reducer

     

Spotted Joe-pye-weed

Botanical Name: Eutrochium maculatum 'Gateway'

Duration: Perennial

Blooms:

Location: Lawn Area

Medicinal Uses: urinary tract health, gout, rheumatism, impotence, asthma

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