Polemoniaceae Phlox austromontana Coville
Desert Phlox
Havasupai - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238
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Phlox austromontana Coville
Scientific name: Phlox austromontana Coville
USDA symbol: PHAUA3 (
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Common names: Desert Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Decoction of pounded roots rubbed all over the body for aches.
RECRD: 7349 id: 26432