Asteraceae Sanvitalia abertii Gray
Albert's Creeping Zinnia
Navajo - Drug, Oral Aid
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88
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Sanvitalia abertii Gray
Scientific name: Sanvitalia abertii Gray
USDA symbol: SAAB (
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Common names: Albert's Creeping Zinnia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Plant chewed for mouth sores.
RECRD: 94873 id: 37106