Polanisia trachysperma
Torr. & A. Gray
Sandyseed clammyweed
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Description
A herb. It grows 20-80 cm tall. It has a taproot. The leaflets are 2-4 cm long and 4-20 mm wide.
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Edible Uses
The plants are made into a stew, or boiled, pressed, and dried for storage.
Traditional Uses
The plants are made into a stew. They are also boiled pressed and dried and stored.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
Synonyms
Cleome trachysperma (Torr. & A. Gray) Pax & K. Hoffm.Jacksonia trachysperma (Torr. & A. Gray) GreenePolanisia dodecandra var. trachysperma (Torr. & A. Gray) IltisPolanisia dodecandra subsp. trachysperma (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Fl. N. Amer. 1:669. 1840
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 421
