Loasaceae Mentzelia veatchiana Kellogg
Whitestem Blazingstar
Kawaiisu - Drug, Burn Dressing
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41
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Mentzelia veatchiana Kellogg
Scientific name: Mentzelia veatchiana Kellogg
USDA symbol: MEVE5 (
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Common names: Whitestem Blazingstar
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Pounded seeds made into a salve and rubbed on burned skin.
RECRD: 89719 id: 22935