Polemoniaceae Phlox caespitosa Nutt.

Tufted Phlox

Navajo - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 70

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Scientific name: Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: PHCA7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tufted Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Crushed plant and other plants used to make the Night Chant liniment.

RECRD: 3001 id: 26439