Brassicaceae Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
Touristplant
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Pediatric 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 24
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Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
Scientific name: Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
USDA symbol: DIWI2 (
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Common names: Touristplant
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Plant chewed by children to strengthen teeth.
RECRD: 85157 id: 12540