Onagraceae Oenothera pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W. Klein
Pale Eveningprimrose
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Throat Aid
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 38
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Oenothera pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W. Klein
Scientific name: Oenothera pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W. Klein
USDA symbol: OEPAR (
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Common names: Pale Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Soaked plant rubbed on throat and infusion taken for sore throat.
RECRD: 90400 id: 24331