Blepharipappus

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Blepharipappus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Genus:
Blepharipappus
Species:
B. scaber
Binomial name
Blepharipappus scaber

Blepharipappus is a North American plant genus in the daisy family containing the single known species Blepharipappus scaber, known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed.[1]

Blepharipappus scaber is a small, inconspicuous, annual plant herb to the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and northern California).[2] It raises slender, fuzzy stems, atop which bloom a daisylike flower head.[3] Its ray florets are white with purple markings, while the center of the headis packed with white disc florets with purple anthers. The fruit is a dark achene which often bears a pappus of a few stiff, light colored bristles, resembling human eyelashes (hence the common name of the plant).[3] Blepharipappus scaber grows in forests at elevations of 300–2200 meters (1000–7300 feet).[3]

Some Plateau Indian tribes used as part of a treatment for bloody diarrhea.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Blepharipappus scaber Hook., rough eyelashweed
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Flora of North America, Blepharipappus Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 316. 1833.
  4. ^ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.

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