Trichostema lanceolatum
Trichostema lanceolatum
Safety & Hazards
The plant has been used by native peoples as an aid in catching fish. Dams would be built strategically in rivers and streamsin order to trap the fish within small ponds. Then, mashed or powdered plants were thrown into the water with the fish. After the plants were added, the fish would become sluggish and easier to catch in nets or sieves made of willow[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. Numerous reasons have been offered for this reaction including that the fish were either poisoned, their gills clogged, or that the plants affected the oxygen in the water[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].
Botanical Description
Trichostema lanceolatum is an erect, annual plant with a pungent medicinal aroma. Branching from the base, the plant can grow from 10 - 100cm tall[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. The plant was a valuable medicinal herb for the native American people along the west side of N. America, and it is still often harvested from the wild for local use.