Biology:Chaetopappa ericoides
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| Species: | C. ericoides
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| Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G.L.Nesom
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Chaetopappa ericoides is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names rose heath and heath-leaved chaetopappa. It is native to the southwestern and western Great Plains regions of the United States , plus northern Mexico. It is found in California , Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas , Oklahoma, Kansas , Nebraska, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo León.[2][3]
Chaetopappa ericoides is a petite perennial herb reaching heights between 5 and 15 centimeters (2–6 inches). The hairy, glandular stem grows from a woody caudex and branches several times. The green leaves are up to about a centimeter long and are glandular and bristly. The tiny flower head is 1 or 2 centimeters wide with white or pinkish ray florets around a center of yellow disc florets. Each head has a base of pointed purple-tipped greenish phyllaries. The fruit is a hairy, round achene with a bristly white pappus.[4][5]
Uses
Among the Zuni people, an infusion of whole pulverized plant applied is rubbed on the body for the pain from a cold, swellings, and rheumatism. A warm infusion of the plant is also taken to hasten parturition.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G.L.Nesom
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINET Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Chaetopappa ericoides photos, description, range map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Rose-heath, Chaetopappa ericoides (Torrey) G. L. Nesom
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 299 as Eucephalus ericoides
- ↑ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30, p.55
External links
- USDA Plants Profile forChaetopappa ericoides (rose heath)
- {http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Chaetopappa+ericoides Calflora Database: Chaetopappa ericoides (Rose heath, Heath leaved chaetopappa)]
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Chaetopappa ericoides
- Southwestern Colorado Wildflowers
- Czech Botany: Chaetopappa ericoides photos — captions in Czech.
- Wildflowers West.org: photos
- UC Calphotos Photos gallery of Chaetopappa ericoides
Wikidata ☰ Q5066680 entry
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