Symphyotrichum falcatum
Symphyotrichum falcatum (common name white prairie aster[1] or cluster aster), is a plant.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Symphyotrichum |
| Species: | S. falcatum |
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Uses
The Zuni people mix the ground blossoms of the commutatum variety with yucca suds and used to wash newborn infants in the belief that it will make their hair grow and strengthen them.[2]
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References
- "Symphyotrichum falcatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- Stevenson, Matilda Coxe (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30. p. 84.
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