Asteraceae Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus
Threadleaf Groundsel
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 49
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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: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to boils.
RECRD: 95110 id: 37679