Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
Curlycup Gumweed
Cheyenne - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 21
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Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
Scientific name: Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
USDA symbol: GRSQS2 (
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Common names: Curlycup Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Gum rubbed on the outside of eyes for snowblindness.
RECRD: 86933 id: 16209