Parthenium incanum
| Mariola | |
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| Parthenium incanum growing in Walnut Canyon at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | P. incanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Parthenium incanum Kunth[1]
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Parthenium incanum, with the common names mariola and New Mexico rubber plant, is a plant in the genus Parthenium of the family Asteraceae.[2]
The plant is native to North America, from the Southwestern United States through Northern, Central, and Southwestern Mexico.[2] Habitats include desert grasslands including in the Chihuahuan Desert, on dry gravel slopes, and on plains.
Description[]
Parthenium incanum grows from 1.5–3 feet (0.46–0.91 m) in height and width. Its foliage is a pubescent grayish-white. Small white flower clusters appear from July to October.[3]
Uses[]
Medicinal[]
The Jicarilla Apache used mariola as a traditional medicinal plant. It was prepared by boiling the plant's leaves, and the solution was then was rubbed over a pregnant woman's abdomen to relieve discomfort.[4][5]
Cultivation[]
Parthenium incanum is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in drought tolerant, native plant, and wildlife gardens.[3][6]
References[]
- ^ Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 4:260, t. 391. 1820 "Plant Name Details for Parthenium incanum". IPNI. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Parthenium incanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN): Parthenium incanum (mariola)
- ^ University of Michigan at Dearborn: Ethnobotany of Parthenium Incanum
- ^ Opler, Morris E. (1946). Childhood and youth in Jicarilla Apache society. Publications of the Frederick Webb Hodge Anniversary Fund (Vol. 5). Los Angeles: The Southwest Museum Administrator of the Fund.
- ^ Aggie-horticulture.edu—Texas Native Plants Database: Mariola (Parthenium incanum)
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- Drought-tolerant plants
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