Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians

by Huron H. Smith

PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)

Starflower (Trientalis americana [Pers.] Pursh.), “nawoˈbûgûk” [four-leaved clover]. The root of this is mixed with many others to make the smoking scent that attracts the deer to the hunter, according to the Flambeau Ojibwe.