Onagraceae Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & Gray
Crownleaf Eveningprimrose
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Adjuvant
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 37
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Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & Gray
Scientific name: Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: OECO2 (
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Common names: Crownleaf Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Dried leaves added to improve the flavor of wild tobacco.
RECRD: 90365 id: 24297