Chenopodiaceae Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
Winterfat
Hopi - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 74
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Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
Scientific name: Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
USDA symbol: KRLA2 (
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Common names: Winterfat
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Compound containing plant used for fever.
RECRD: 86223 id: 19335