Asteraceae Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
Canadian Horseweed
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 47
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Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
Scientific name: Conyza canadensis var. canadensis
USDA symbol: COCAC3 (
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Common names: Canadian Horseweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for pimples.
RECRD: 85549 id: 10614