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Pomaria jamesii

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Plant species in the pea family

Pomaria jamesii
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
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
List
    • Caesalpinia jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Fisher (1893)
    • Hoffmannseggia jamesii Torr. & A.Gray (1840)
    • Larrea jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton (1930)
    • Hoffmannseggia jamesii var. popinoensis Fisher (1892)

Pomaria jamesii, commonly known as James' holdback, 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".

References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Caesalpinia jamesii". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. "Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. NRCS. "Pomaria jamesii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 54)
Taxon identifiers
Pomaria jamesii
Hoffmannseggia jamesii


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