Onagraceae Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray

Pinyon Groundsmoke

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 33

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Scientific name: Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: GARA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pinyon Groundsmoke
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for cuts.

RECRD: 86491 id: 15748

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