Scrophulariaceae Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 44
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Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
Scientific name: Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
USDA symbol: CALI4 (
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Common names: Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Plant used for stomachache.
RECRD: 83544 id: 8487