Parthenium incanum
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Parthenium incanum, with the common names mariola and New Mexico rubber plant, is a plant in the genus Parthenium of the family Asteraceae.[1]
The plant is native to North America, from the Southwestern United States through Northern, Central, and Southwestern Mexico.[1] Habitats include desert grasslands including in the Chihuahuan Desert, on dry gravel slopes, and on plains.
Description
Parthenium incanum grows from Script error: No such module "convert". in height and width. Its foliage is a pubescent grayish-white. Small white flower clusters appear from July to October.[2]
Uses
Medicinal
The Jicarilla Apache used mariola as a traditional medicinal plant. It was prepared by boiling the plant's leaves, and the solution was then rubbed over a pregnant woman's abdomen to relieve discomfort.[3][4]
Cultivation
Parthenium incanum is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use in drought tolerant, native plant, and wildlife gardens.[2][5]
References
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- ↑ a b Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN): Parthenium incanum (mariola)
- ↑ University of Michigan at Dearborn: Ethnobotany of Parthenium Incanum
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- ↑ Aggie-horticulture.edu—Texas Native Plants Database: Mariola (Parthenium incanum)
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