Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Whiteflower Machaeranthera
Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 49
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Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
Scientific name: Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. leucanthemifolia (Greene) Welsh
USDA symbol: MACAL (
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Common names: Whiteflower Machaeranthera
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Warm infusion of plant tops taken as a physic.
RECRD: 82815 id: 21718