Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Machaeranthera |
Species: | M. tanacetifolia
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Binomial name | |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | |
Synonyms | |
Machaeranthera coronopifolia |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names tansyleaf tansyaster and Tahoka daisy.
Description
M. tanacetifolia is an annual or biennial herb growing one or more branching stems up to about 10–40 centimetres (4–15+1⁄2 inches) in height..
It is similar to M. parviflora, the flower heads of which are smaller.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Alberta, the southwestern and central United States, and northern Mexico. It grows in several types of habitat, including sandy open plains and deserts.[1]
Uses
The Zuni people use an infusion of the flowers taken with other flowers for unspecified illnesses.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-375-40233-3.
- ^ Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p. 375)