Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Thicksepal catseye (Cryptantha crassisepala) is a US southwest plant used by the Zuni people to treat fatigue.

Family
Genus
Cryptantha
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Cryptantha crassisepala, with the common name thicksepal catseye, is a plant species that occurs in the southwestern United States. Among the Zuni people, a hot infusion made from pulverized Cryptantha crassisepala is applied to limbs to treat fatigue.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Cryptantha

More from Boraginaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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