Asteraceae Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

Prairie Sunflower

Hopi - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 96

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Scientific name: Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
USDA symbol: HEPEP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a 'spider bite medicine.'

RECRD: 87244 id: 16664

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