Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.
Bastardsage
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Emetic
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 20
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Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: ERWRW (
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Common names: Bastardsage
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as an emetic.
RECRD: 85855 id: 14189