Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany

Gosiute - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350

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Scientific name: Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.
USDA symbol: CELEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of powdered green wood applied to burns.

RECRD: 83727 id: 8895

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