Ranunculaceae Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
Navajo - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
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Delphinium menziesii DC.
Scientific name: Delphinium menziesii DC.
USDA symbol: DEMEM (
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Common names: Menzies' Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Powdered petals sometimes used by the medicine man instead of larkspur petals.
RECRD: 2862 id: 12294