Asteraceae Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray
Threadleaf Snakeweed
Hopi - Drug, Carminative
Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 323
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Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray
Scientific name: Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray
USDA symbol: GUMI (
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Common names: Threadleaf Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Carminative
Notes: Used for 'gastric disturbances.'
RECRD: 21413 id: 16265