Asteraceae Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.
Red Dome Blanketflower
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal 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 51
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Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.
Scientific name: Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.
USDA symbol: GAPIP2 (
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Common names: Red Dome Blanketflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for heartburn and nausea.
RECRD: 86368 id: 15438