Rosaceae Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson

Stansbury Cliffrose

Hopi - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 78

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Scientific name: Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stansbury Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Bark used as an emetic.

RECRD: 84657 id: 31645

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