Apiaceae Cymopterus purpurascens (Gray) M.E. Jones
Widewing Springparsley
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 34
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Cymopterus purpurascens (Gray) M.E. Jones
Scientific name: Cymopterus purpurascens (Gray) M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: CYPU (
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Common names: Widewing Springparsley
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Plant used for backache.
RECRD: 84811 id: 11844