Asteraceae Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus
Threadleaf Groundsel
Hopi - Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 98
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Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus
Scientific name: Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus
USDA symbol: SEFLF (
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Common names: Threadleaf Groundsel
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Pounded plant smeared over sore muscles.
RECRD: 95109 id: 37672