Symphyotrichum falcatum

Symphyotrichum falcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Species: S. falcatum
Binomial name
Symphyotrichum falcatum
(Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
  • Aster falcatus Lindl.

Symphyotrichum falcatum (common name cluster aster), is a plant.

Uses

The Zuni people mix the ground blossoms of the commutatum variety with yucca suds and used to wash newborn infants to make their hair grow and strengthen them.[1]

References

  1. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 84)