Onagraceae Oenothera brachycarpa Gray
Shortfruit Eveningprimrose
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 33
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Oenothera brachycarpa Gray
Scientific name: Oenothera brachycarpa Gray
USDA symbol: OEBR (
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Common names: Shortfruit Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for sores.
RECRD: 90357 id: 24282