Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl

Narrowleaf Four O'clock

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26

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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, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant used for sheep and horses with coughs.

RECRD: 89771 id: 23039

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