Pomaria jamesii

Pomaria jamesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
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 (common name James' holdback),[2] is a plant found in the American southwest.

Uses

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

References

  1. "Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.". International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS). Retrieved 23 February 2016 via The Plant List.
  2. "Pomaria jamesii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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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