Polemoniaceae Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.

Granite Pricklygilia

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 38

View all documented uses for Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.

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Scientific name: Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
USDA symbol: LEPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Granite Pricklygilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used for scorpion stings.

RECRD: 88607 id: 19951

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