Campanulaceae
slimpod Venus' looking-glass
Specularia leptocarpa (Nutt.) A. Gray
Indigenous Names: kčaŋkčáŋla
Traditional Food Use
Lakota
The pollen from the male spike is added to flour - it makes pancakes or bread incredibly delicious and much more nutritious. The young cattail shoots are edible raw or cooked, as are the fleshy rhizomes.
Medicinal Documentation
Lakota
It is also applied as a poultice to burns.
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: root, flower