Asteraceae Encelia frutescens var. resinosa M.E. Jones ex Blake
Button Brittlebush
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological 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 47
View all documented uses for
Encelia frutescens var. resinosa M.E. Jones ex Blake
Scientific name: Encelia frutescens var. resinosa M.E. Jones ex Blake
USDA symbol: ENFRR (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Button Brittlebush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used for shingles.
RECRD: 85332 id: 13104