Boraginaceae Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins

Flatspine Stickseed

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 40

View all documented uses for Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins

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Scientific name: Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins
USDA symbol: LAOCC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Flatspine Stickseed
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for itching.

RECRD: 88433 id: 19473

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