Liliaceae Echeandia flavescens (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Cruden
Torrey's Craglily
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 20
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Echeandia flavescens (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Cruden
Scientific name: Echeandia flavescens (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Cruden
USDA symbol: ECFL (
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Common names: Torrey's Craglily
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Cold simple or compound infusion given to livestock as an aphrodisiac.
RECRD: 81394 id: 12746