Boraginaceae Cryptantha cinerea var. cinerea
James' Catseye
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Veterinary 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 40
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Cryptantha cinerea var. cinerea
Scientific name: Cryptantha cinerea var. cinerea
USDA symbol: CRCIC (
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Common names: James' Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied or plant used as lotion for livestock with snakebites.
RECRD: 84732 id: 11525