Eriogonum alatum | |
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On Cedar Mesa in Grand Gulch Primitive Area, southwestern Utah | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Eriogonum |
Species: | E. alatum
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Binomial name | |
Eriogonum alatum |
Eriogonum alatum, with the common names winged buckwheat and winged eriogonum, is a species of buckwheat.
The plant is native to the western Great Plains, the Southwestern United States, and Chihuahua state in México. [1]
Among the Zuni people, the root is eaten as an emetic for stomachaches. [2] An infusion of the powdered root is taken after a fall and to relieve general misery. [3]