Asteraceae Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville

Arrowweed

Havasupai - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Spier, Leslie, 1928, Havasupai Ethnography, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 29(3):101-123, 284-285, page 285

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Scientific name: Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville
USDA symbol: PLSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arrowweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Leaves chewed or boiled for throat irritations.

RECRD: 60389 id: 28634

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