Asteraceae Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jepson
Idaho Hymenopappus
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 48
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Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jepson
Scientific name: Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jepson
USDA symbol: HYFIL (
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Common names: Idaho Hymenopappus
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to sores caused by bird infections.
RECRD: 87594 id: 17577