Onagraceae Gaura mollis James
Velvetweed
Keres, Western - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44
View all documented uses for
Gaura mollis James
Scientific name: Gaura mollis James
USDA symbol: GAMO5 (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Velvetweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Leaves used for fever and the cooling effect.
RECRD: 30196 id: 15712