Onagraceae Oenothera pallida Lindl.
Pale 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 34
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Oenothera pallida Lindl.
Scientific name: Oenothera pallida Lindl.
USDA symbol: OEPAP (
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Common names: Pale Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to spider bites.
RECRD: 90386 id: 24321