Rosaceae Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
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Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Scientific name: Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUME (
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Common names: Mexican Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Leaves used for medicinal purposes.
RECRD: 84654 id: 31621