Polemoniaceae Loeseliastrum matthewsii (Gray) Timbrook
Desert Calico
Tubatulabal - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59
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Loeseliastrum matthewsii (Gray) Timbrook
Scientific name: Loeseliastrum matthewsii (Gray) Timbrook
USDA symbol: LOMA10 (
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Common names: Desert Calico
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Tubatulabal
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for colds.
RECRD: 88414 id: 20716