Oenothera triloba
| Oenothera triloba | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Oenothera |
| Species: | O. triloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenothera triloba Nutt. | |
Oenothera triloba, with common names stemless evening primrose and sessile evening primrose[1] is a plant. Among the Zuni people, the plant is used as an ingredient of "schumaakwe cakes" and used externally for rheumatism and swelling.[2] They also grind the roots and use them as food.[3]
References
- ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 15 June 2016
- ↑ Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1915). Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30. p. 55.
- ↑ Albert B. Reagan (1929). "Plants used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona". Wisconsin Archeologist. 8: 143–161.
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