Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Cutleaf Goldenweed
Zuni - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56
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Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
Scientific name: Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
USDA symbol: MACAC3 (
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Common names: Cutleaf Goldenweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken and rubbed on abdomen as an emetic.
RECRD: 89364 id: 21714