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Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid
Root used in various ways to increase mother's milk supply.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 98
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Kawaiisu Food, Candy
Thick liquid used as chewing gum.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 65
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Narcotic
Roots used as a narcotic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Kayenta Food, Candy
Used as chewing gum.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Kayenta Other, Ceremonial Items
Used as a paint ingredient for chant arrows used in various ceremonies.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 50
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gynecological Aid
Strong infusion of root used to hasten delivery of placenta.
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 53
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Root used as a 'life medicine.'
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 53
Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nels.
Brownplume Wirelettuce
USDA STPA4 		Navajo, Ramah Food, Candy
Root used for chewing gum.
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 53