Brassicaceae Thelypodiopsis elegans (M.E. Jones) Rydb.

Westwater Tumblemustard

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24

View all documented uses for Thelypodiopsis elegans (M.E. Jones) Rydb.

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Scientific name: Thelypodiopsis elegans (M.E. Jones) Rydb.
USDA symbol: THEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Westwater Tumblemustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Plant used as a charm to make a horse run fast.

RECRD: 95251 id: 39797

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