Ranunculaceae Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray
Fendler's Meadowrue
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 48
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Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray
Scientific name: Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: THFEF (
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Common names: Fendler's Meadowrue
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used to make tea to drink and bathe in on fifth night after blackening ceremony of War Dance.
RECRD: 2866 id: 39712