Asteraceae Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.
Steve's Dustymaiden
Navajo, Kayenta - Other, Fasteners
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 46
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Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.
Scientific name: Chaenactis stevioides Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: CHST (
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Common names: Steve's Dustymaiden
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Fasteners
Notes: Juice used as glue to mend broken ceremonial items.
RECRD: 42028 id: 9025