Blepharipappus
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| Genus: | Blepharipappus
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| Species: | B. scaber
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Blepharipappus is a North American plant genus in the daisy family containing the single known species Blepharipappus scaber, known by the common name rough eyelash, or rough eyelashweed.[1]
Blepharipappus scaber is a small, inconspicuous, annual plant herb to the northwestern United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and northern California).[2] It raises slender, fuzzy stems, atop which bloom a daisylike flower head.[3] Its ray florets are white with purple markings, while the center of the headis packed with white disc florets with purple anthers. The fruit is a dark achene which often bears a pappus of a few stiff, light colored bristles, resembling human eyelashes (hence the common name of the plant).[3] Blepharipappus scaber grows in forests at elevations of 300-2200 meters (1000-7300 feet).[3]
Some Plateau Indian tribes used as part of a treatment for bloody diarrhea.[4]
References
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Blepharipappus scaber Hook., rough eyelashweed
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Blepharipappus Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 316. 1833.
- ^ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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