Asteraceae Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng.

Slimleaf Burr Ragweed

Navajo - Other, Smoke Plant

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 151

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Scientific name: Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng.
USDA symbol: AMTE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slimleaf Burr Ragweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Herb mixed with tobacco.

RECRD: 3169 id: 2885