Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl

Narrowleaf Four O'clock

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Gastrointestinal 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 21

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Scientific name: Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
USDA symbol: MILI3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Root used for stomach disorders.

RECRD: 89765 id: 23031