Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Sanddune Wallflower
Hopi - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 315
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Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
Scientific name: Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
USDA symbol: ERCAC (
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Common names: Sanddune Wallflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Plant used for advanced cases of tuberculosis.
RECRD: 21395 id: 14301