Asteraceae Townsendia incana Nutt.
Hoary Townsendia
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Gynecological 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 50
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Townsendia incana Nutt.
Scientific name: Townsendia incana Nutt.
USDA symbol: TOIN (
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Common names: Hoary Townsendia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used to expedite labor.
RECRD: 96275 id: 40428