Fabaceae Dalea formosa Torr.
Featherplume
Jemez - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
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Dalea formosa Torr.
Scientific name: Dalea formosa Torr.
USDA symbol: DAFO (
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Common names: Featherplume
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic.
RECRD: 1879 id: 12008