Malheur Experiment Station

Chaenactis douglasii

Chaenactis douglasii Common Names Chaenactis, Douglas false yarrow, Douglas' dustymaiden Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

Douglas False Yarrow is a perennial plant that grows to be 15-50 cm tall. Infusion of the plant is used as a wash for chapped hands, insect bites, boils, tumors, and swellings by the Okanagon, and Thompson. A strong decoction of the plants were applied to snakebites by the Thompson, Okanagon, and Paiute

Chaenactis, Douglas false yarrow, Douglas' dustymaiden (Chaenactis douglasii)