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Lithospermum incisum
Also called Fringed Gromwell, Fringed Puccoon, Incised Puccoon, Narrow Leaved Gromwell, Narrow Leaved Puccoon, Narrow Leaved Stoneseed, Yellow Gromwell
Lithospermum incisum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. It is known by several common names, including fringed gromwell, fringed puccoon, narrowleaf stoneseed, narrowleaf puccoon, and plains stoneseed.
Fringed gromwell reacts badly to being transplanted while actively growing, the leaves often turning black. It is less damaged if transplanted when dormant, taking as much of the pencil sized roots as possible. They grow best in very sandy, well draining soils, though they do grow in soils with some loam or clay.
It is native to much of central and western Canada and the United States, where it can be found in dry open areas and foothills and pinyon–juniper woodland.
Used medicinally by Native Americans, the ground leaves roots and stems were rubbed on the limbs to reduce paralysis. Among the Zuni people, a salve of the powdered root applied ceremonially to swelling of any body part. A poultice of root is used and decoction of the plant is taken for swelling and sore throat. The powdered root mixed with bum branch resin and used for abrasions and skin infections. An infusion of the root is taken for stomachache and kidney problems.
Lithospermum azuayense · Lithospermum bejariense · Lithospermum bolivariense · California stoneseed · Hoary puccoon · Carolina puccoon · Lithospermum cuzcoense · Lithospermum · American stoneseed · Lithospermum leymebambense · Softhair Marbleseed · European stoneseed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithospermum incisum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
