Asteraceae Tragopogon porrifolius L.
Salsify
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Veterinary Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 54
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Tragopogon porrifolius L.
Scientific name: Tragopogon porrifolius L.
USDA symbol: TRPO (
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Common names: Salsify
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Cold infusion taken or used as lotion for mad coyote bite on human or livestock.
RECRD: 96305 id: 40530