Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small
Fendler's Sandmat
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 35
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Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small
Scientific name: Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small
USDA symbol: CHFE3 (
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Common names: Fendler's Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Milky juice applied to snakebite in livestock.
RECRD: 86151 id: 9172