Asteraceae Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl.
Cainville Thistle
Hopi - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 95-96
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Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl.
Scientific name: Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: CICA10 (
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Common names: Cainville Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Plant used as a worm remedy.
RECRD: 84126 id: 9925