Asteraceae Malacothrix glabrata (Gray ex D.C. Eat.) Gray
Smooth Desertdandelion
Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158
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Malacothrix glabrata (Gray ex D.C. Eat.) Gray
Scientific name: Malacothrix glabrata (Gray ex D.C. Eat.) Gray
USDA symbol: MAGL3 (
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Common names: Smooth Desertdandelion
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Roots used as a blood medicine.
RECRD: 89408 id: 22182