Biology:Campanula parryi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Campanula parryi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Campanula |
| Species: | C. parryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Campanula parryi A.Gray
| |
Campanula parryi, or Parry's bellflower, is a plant.
Uses
It is used medicinally by the Zuni people. The blossoms are chewed, and the saliva is applied to the skin as a depilatory. A poultice of chewed root is also applied to bruises.[1]
References
- โ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 44)
Wikidata ☰ Q13860171 entry
