Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum alatum, with the common names winged buckwheat and winged eriogonum, is a species of buckwheat.
| Eriogonum alatum | |
|---|---|
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| On Cedar Mesa in Grand Gulch Primitive Area, southwestern Utah | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. alatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum alatum | |
The plant is native to the western Great Plains, the Southwestern United States, and Chihuahua state in México.[1]
Uses
Among the Zuni people, the root is eaten as an emetic for stomachaches.[2] An infusion of the powdered root is taken after a fall and to relieve general misery.[3]
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References
- GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.7.1: taxonomy of Eriogonum alatum
- Camazine, Scott & Robert A. Bye (1980). "A study of the medical ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2 (4): 365–388. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(80)81017-8. PMID 6893476.
- Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 49).
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Eriogonum alatum (winged buckwheat)
- BRIT.org: Native American Ethnobotany Database on Eriogonum alatum
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