Symphyotrichum falcatum

Symphyotrichum falcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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 white prairie aster^[1] or 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 in the belief that it will make their hair grow and strengthen them.^[2]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum falcatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. p. 84. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphyotrichum falcatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[2] Stevenson, Matilda Coxe (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. p. 84. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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