Polemoniaceae Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
Tufted Phlox
Navajo - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 162
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Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
Scientific name: Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: PHCA7 (
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Common names: Tufted Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used for childbirth.
RECRD: 90992 id: 26442