Malvaceae Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
Navajo - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62
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Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scientific name: Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
USDA symbol: SPCOC (
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Common names: Scarlet Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Infusion of plants taken for diseases produced by witchcraft.
RECRD: 95630 id: 38659