Euphorbiaceae Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Texas Croton
Navajo, Ramah - Other, Incense & Fragrance
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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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: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Used on large fire to smoke clothes and remove skunk smell.
RECRD: 10547 id: 11512