Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & Gray) Small
Whitemargin Sandmat
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Hemostat
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 35
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Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & Gray) Small
Scientific name: Chamaesyce albomarginata (Torr. & Gray) Small
USDA symbol: CHAL11 (
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Common names: Whitemargin Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Poultice of plant used as a hemostatic.
RECRD: 86121 id: 9156