Boraginaceae Cryptantha fulvocanescens var. fulvocanescens
Tawny Catseye
Navajo - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 72
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Cryptantha fulvocanescens var. fulvocanescens
Scientific name: Cryptantha fulvocanescens var. fulvocanescens
USDA symbol: CRFUF (
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Common names: Tawny Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Plant chewed for coughs.
RECRD: 84724 id: 11548