Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray

Desert Globemallow

Shoshoni - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
USDA symbol: SPAMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Poultices of cooked root applied medicinally.

RECRD: 21025 id: 38617

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