Boraginaceae Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins
Flatspine Stickseed
Navajo - Drug, Hemostat
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 153
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Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins
Scientific name: Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata (Gray) Higgins
USDA symbol: LAOCC (
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Common names: Flatspine Stickseed
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Parts of the plant used for nosebleeds.
RECRD: 88432 id: 19472