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