Asteraceae Machaeranthera alta A. Nels.

Purple Aster

Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88

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Scientific name: Machaeranthera alta A. Nels.
Common names: Purple Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a rub on pimples.

RECRD: 82804 id: 21710

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