Asteraceae Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana (Hook.) Cronq.

Pacific Wormwood

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Disinfectant

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 45

View all documented uses for Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana (Hook.) Cronq.

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Scientific name: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana (Hook.) Cronq.
USDA symbol: ARCAS5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant ingredient.

RECRD: 82230 id: 5021

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