Euphorbiaceae Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Texas Croton
Hopi - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 84
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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Scientific name: Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
USDA symbol: CRTET (
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Common names: Texas Croton
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as an emetic to 'relieve the stomach.'
RECRD: 84709 id: 11500