Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium graveolens Willd.
Fetid Goosefoot
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44
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Chenopodium graveolens Willd.
Scientific name: Chenopodium graveolens Willd.
USDA symbol: CHGR2 (
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Common names: Fetid Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Used, with other herbs, in the liniment for the Mountain Chant.
RECRD: 2829 id: 9503