Psilostrophe tagetina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Psilostrophe |
| Species: | P. tagetina
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Psilostrophe tagetina var. cerifera | |
Psilostrophe tagetina is a flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name woolly paperflower. It is native to Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and northwestern Mexico.[1]
Uses
[edit]Ramah Navajo use a strong infusion as cathartic, also used to treat stomachache, as an eyewash, as a lotion for itching, or in cold infusion gargled or in poultice of leaves applied for sore throat. Keres, Zuni and White Mountain Apache use flowers to make yellow dye. Zuni also make a compound poultice of root to treat rattlesnake bite.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "PLANTS Profile Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene woolly paperflower | USDA". Natural Resource Conservation Service. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Psilostrophe tagetina". University of Michigan Dearborn. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
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