Boraginaceae Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Thicksepal Catseye
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 39
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Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Scientific name: Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
USDA symbol: CRCRC (
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Common names: Thicksepal Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for itching.
RECRD: 84716 id: 11535