Lamiaceae Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams

Grayball Sage

Kawaiisu - Other, Protection

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62

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Scientific name: Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams
USDA symbol: SADOC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Grayball Sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Plant thrown on the fire at night to keep away the spirits and ghosts.

RECRD: 4452 id: 36410