Sterculiaceae Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville
California Flannelbush
Kawaiisu - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32
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Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville
Scientific name: Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville
USDA symbol: FRCA6 (
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Common names: California Flannelbush
Family: Sterculiaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic.
RECRD: 86360 id: 15326