Pomaria jamesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
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, commonly known as James' holdback,[2] is a species of plant found in the American southwest.

Uses

The Zuni people give an infusion of this plant to sheep to make them "prolific".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 23 February 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pomaria jamesii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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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