Uses
Edible uses
Notes
Young stems - raw[6].
Root - chewed by children as a gum[6].Leaves
Stem
Material uses
The remnants of the styles are very hygroscopic, they can be used in hygrometers and as weather indicators[10][11].
The dried plant powder has been mixed with watermelon seeds during storage and planting in order to prevent watermelon disease[6].Unknown part
Medicinal uses(Warning!)
A tea made from the leaves is diaphoretic and diuretic[12]. An infusion has been used in the treatment of typhoid fever[6]. The leaves are soaked in bath water for the treatment of rheumatism[12].
The seeds contain vitamin K, a poultice of them is applied to gouty typhus[12].Unknown part
Ecology
Ecosystem niche/layer
Ecological Functions
Nothing listed.
Forage
Nothing listed.
Shelter
Nothing listed.
Propagation
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Cultivation
Crops
Problems, pests & diseases
Associations & Interactions
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Polycultures & Guilds
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Descendants
Cultivars
Varieties
None listed.
Subspecies
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Full Data
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- Strong wind
- Maritime exposure
References
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- ? 2.02.1 Elias. T. and Dykeman. P. A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants. Van Nostrand Reinhold ISBN 0442222009 (1982-00-00)
- ? 3.03.1 Coyle. J. and Roberts. N. C. A Field Guide to the Common and Interesting Plants of Baja California. Natural History Publishing Co. (1975-00-00)
- ? 4.04.1 Harrington. H. D. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 (1967-00-00)
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- ? 6.006.016.026.036.046.056.066.076.086.096.10 Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-453-9 (1998-00-00)
- ? 7.07.1 Coffey. T. The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2624-6 (1993-00-00)
- ? 8.08.18.28.3 Launert. E. Edible and Medicinal Plants. Hamlyn ISBN 0-600-37216-2 (1981-00-00)
- ? 9.09.1 Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. ISBN 0-02-544950-8 (1974-00-00)
- ? 10.010.1 Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)
- ? 11.011.1 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)
- ? 12.012.112.212.3 Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467225 (1990-00-00)
- ? 13.013.1 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)
- ? Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
- ? Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press (1962-00-00)
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