Pomaria jamesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Pomaria
Species:
P. jamesii
Binomial name
Pomaria jamesii
(Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.
Synonyms[1]
  • Caesalpinia jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Fisher
  • Hoffmannseggia jamesii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Larrea jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose

Pomaria jamesii, commonly known as James' holdback,[2] is a species of plant found in the American southwest.

Uses

The Zuni people give an infusion of this plant to sheep to make them "prolific".[3]

References

  1. "Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 23 February 2016 via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pomaria jamesii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 54)


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