''Dysphania graveolens'', common name fetid goosefoot, is a plant found from Utah, Arizona and west Texas to Guatemala, Peru and northwest Argentina. It has been introduced elsewhere including the east coast of the United States (Maine, Massachusetts and New York state). It has many

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, including ''Chenopodium graveolens'' and ''Dysphania incisa''. In 2021, the correct name in ''Dysphania'' was said to be ''Dysphania graveolens'', although ,

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accepted the unpublished name ''Dysphania incisa''.

Uses

The

Zuni people The Zuni ( zun, A:shiwi; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni are a Federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Lit ...

steep the plant in water and inhale the vapor to treat headaches.Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 45)

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incisa Flora of Northwest Argentina Flora of Arizona Flora of Bolivia Flora of central Chile Flora of Guatemala Flora of Mexico Flora of New Mexico Flora of Peru Flora of Texas Flora of Utah Plants used in traditional Native American medicine Plants described in 1809 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{medicinal-plant-stub