Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Emetic
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 28, 29
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Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Scientific name: Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
USDA symbol: ERCAC (
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Common names: Sanddune Wallflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Whole plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
RECRD: 85906 id: 14304