Loasaceae Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray

Manyflowered Mentzelia

Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63

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Scientific name: Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray
USDA symbol: MEMUM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Manyflowered Mentzelia
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Leaves chewed and sprayed with the mouth on offerings before and after making prayersticks.

RECRD: 2973 id: 22913