Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl.

Dwarf Four O'clock

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological 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

View all documented uses for Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl.

---

Scientific name: Mirabilis pumila (Standl.) Standl.
USDA symbol: MIPU6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for sores and skin eruptions.

RECRD: 90691 id: 23081

---