Asteraceae Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal
Curlycup Gumweed
Gosiute - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371
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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: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Roots used as a cough medicine.
RECRD: 86938 id: 16231