Cryptantha crassisepala
| Cryptantha crassisepala | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptantha |
| Species: | C. crassisepala |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptantha crassisepala Greene | |
Cryptantha crassisepala (common name thicksepal catseye) is a plant found in the southwestern United States.
Uses
Among the Zuni people, a hot infusion of the pulverized plant is applied to limbs for fatigue.[1]
References
- ↑ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 45)
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