Convolvulaceae Evolvulus nuttallianus J.A. Schultes

Shaggy Dwarf Morningglory

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Nose Medicine

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 37

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Scientific name: Evolvulus nuttallianus J.A. Schultes
USDA symbol: EVNU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shaggy Dwarf Morningglory
Family: Convolvulaceae
Family (APG): Convolvulaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Nose Medicine
Notes: Plant used as a snuff for itching in the nose and sneezing.

RECRD: 86236 id: 14657