Polemoniaceae Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
Tufted Phlox
Navajo - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 70
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Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
Scientific name: Phlox caespitosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: PHCA7 (
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Common names: Tufted Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Crushed plant and other plants used to make the Night Chant liniment.
RECRD: 3001 id: 26439