Asteraceae Grindelia robusta Nutt.
Great Valley Gumweed
Karok - Other, Insecticide
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389
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Grindelia robusta Nutt.
Scientific name: Grindelia robusta Nutt.
USDA symbol: GRCAC (
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Common names: Great Valley Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Decoction of roots used as a shampoo to kill hair lice.
RECRD: 86911 id: 16195