Scrophulariaceae Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia Beardtongue
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 42
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Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Scientific name: Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
USDA symbol: PEAMA (
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Common names: Gilia Beardtongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Plant used as a fumigant for livestock with snakebites.
RECRD: 90933 id: 25817