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James' holdback

Pomaria jamesii

Also called James' Caesalpinia

James' holdback
Photo: Curtis Hansen, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
C. & S. U.S.A. to Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Pomaria jamesii, commonly known as James' holdback, is a species of plant found in the American southwest.

Uses

The Zuni people give an infusion of this plant to sheep to make them "prolific".

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pomaria jamesii 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.

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