Onagraceae Gaura mollis James

Velvetweed

Navajo - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 66

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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: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Infusion of plant used for burns.

RECRD: 86482 id: 15714

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