Rhamnaceae Ceanothus fendleri Gray
Fendler's Ceanothus
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Emetic
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 36
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Ceanothus fendleri Gray
Scientific name: Ceanothus fendleri Gray
USDA symbol: CEFE (
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Common names: Fendler's Ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Leaves and stems used as an emetic in various ceremonies.
RECRD: 83628 id: 8646