Onagraceae Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

Whitest Eveningprimrose

Hopi - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 336

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Scientific name: Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
USDA symbol: OEAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whitest Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Used to ward out the cold through prayer.

RECRD: 21493 id: 24258

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