Asteraceae Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus

Threadleaf Groundsel

Jemez - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27

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Scientific name: Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus
USDA symbol: SEFLF (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Threadleaf Groundsel
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Plant placed on hot coals and smoke stimulated faint and sick person.

RECRD: 1899 id: 37673

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