DES
Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium
Catalog #:
DES00031574
Taxon:
Xanthium strumarium L.
Family: Asteraceae
Family: Asteraceae
Collector:
Lenora Curtin 8
Date: 1940-11-27
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Pinal County, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton Flats.
33.076722 -111.739278
Verbatim Coordinates:
33d 4m 36.2s N; 111d 44m 21.4s W
Reproductive Condition:
flowers & fruit
Occurrence Remarks:
Pima name vaiewa. Fresh cocklebur leaves are mashed and placed on screw-worm sores in livestock. (Sacaton Flats Club, 27-Nov-40.). The burs are boiled and half cup of the strong tea is taken for either constipation or diarrhea. Works on the bowels.
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record Id: 4fa20de3-0e02-4acc-902d-b3091b2ce195
Occurrence ID (GUID):
4fa20de3-0e02-4acc-902d-b3091b2ce195
For additional information on this occurrence, please contact:
Andrew Salywon (asalywon@dbg.org)
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