Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella

Firewheel

Keres, Western - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44

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Scientific name: Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella
USDA symbol: GAPUP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Firewheel
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant rubbed on mothers' breasts to wean infant.

RECRD: 30194 id: 15442

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