Asteraceae Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Bristly Hairy Goldaster
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological 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 49
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Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
Scientific name: Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple
USDA symbol: HEVIM3 (
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Common names: Bristly Hairy Goldaster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of leaves applied to ant bites or sore nose.
RECRD: 83973 id: 17004