Apiaceae Cymopterus purpurascens (Gray) M.E. Jones
Widewing Springparsley
Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Ceremonial Items
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: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used in paint for prayersticks.
RECRD: 42015 id: 11845