Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
Navajo - Other, Paper
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
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Artemisia frigida Willd.
Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (
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Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Paper
Notes: Very soft leaves used as a convenient substitute for toilet paper.
RECRD: 3030 id: 5280