Linaceae Linum lewisii Pursh
Prairie Flax
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 30
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Linum lewisii Pursh
Scientific name: Linum lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: LIPE2 (
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Common names: Prairie Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Plant used for headaches.
RECRD: 88775 id: 20411