Asteraceae Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium var. hesperium (Gray) Nesom
Siskiyou Aster
Zuni - Drug, Hemostat
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 43
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Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium var. hesperium (Gray) Nesom
Scientific name: Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium var. hesperium (Gray) Nesom
USDA symbol: SYLAH6 (
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Common names: Siskiyou Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Smoke from crushed blossoms inhaled for nosebleed.
RECRD: 82758 id: 39175