Asteraceae Zinnia grandiflora Nutt.
Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zuni - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45
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Zinnia grandiflora Nutt.
Scientific name: Zinnia grandiflora Nutt.
USDA symbol: ZIGR (
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Common names: Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Cold infusion of blossoms used as an eyewash.
RECRD: 97621 id: 44635