Asteraceae Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve
Fendler's Ragwort
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological 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 53
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Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve
Scientific name: Packera fendleri (Gray) W.A. Weber & A. L”ve
USDA symbol: PAFE4 (
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Common names: Fendler's Ragwort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of moistened, crushed leaves and flowers applied to pimples or sores.
RECRD: 95129 id: 25291