Pomaria jamesii

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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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