Nyctaginaceae Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.

Snowball Sand Verbena

Keres, Western - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24

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Scientific name: Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: ABFR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Snowball Sand Verbena
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Roots ground, mixed with corn flour and eaten to give one a good appetite and to make one fat.

RECRD: 30004 id: 349

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