Dalea compacta

Dalea compacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalea
Species:
D. compacta
Binomial name
Dalea compacta

Dalea compacta, with the common name compact praireclover, is a plant of the Southwestern United States.[2] It is a perennial herb growing up to 2 feet (0.61 metres) tall.[3]

Uses

The Zuni people use the root as a poultice for sores and rashes, and an infusion of it is taken for stomach ache.[4]

References

  1. ^ Syst. veg. 3:327. 1826
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ 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. 376)


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