Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora
Colorado Four O'clock
Hopi - Drug, Hallucinogen
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 75
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Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora
Scientific name: Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora
USDA symbol: MIMUM (
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Common names: Colorado Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hallucinogen
Notes: Roots chewed by doctor to induce visions while making diagnosis.
RECRD: 89772 id: 23054