Asteraceae Stephanomeria minor var. minor
Narrowleaf Wirelettuce
Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 160
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Stephanomeria minor var. minor
Scientific name: Stephanomeria minor var. minor
USDA symbol: STMIM (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Wirelettuce
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of powdered plants applied to rattlesnake bites.
RECRD: 95739 id: 38906