Fabaceae Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
Slimflower Scurfpea
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 34
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Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
Scientific name: Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PSTE5 (
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Common names: Slimflower Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Plant used several ways for sheep with coughs.
RECRD: 92815 id: 31376