Asteraceae Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Tasselflower Brickellbush
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 83
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Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
Scientific name: Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: BRGR (
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Common names: Tasselflower Brickellbush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant and other plants used as a ceremonial liniment for the Female Shooting Life Chant.
RECRD: 3041 id: 7557