Fabaceae Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
Lambert's Crazyweed
Navajo - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 57
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Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
Scientific name: Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
USDA symbol: OXLAL2 (
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Common names: Lambert's Crazyweed
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant offered to the bighorn at the Night Chant.
RECRD: 2934 id: 25243