Martyniaceae
Cat's Claw
Martynia annua L.
Martynia annua is a hooked-fruited annual, widely naturalized tropically, used for ornaments and traditional South Asian medicine.
desert unicorn-plant
Proboscidea althaeifolia (Benth.) Decne.
Proboscidea althaeifolia, desert unicorn-plant, is a flowering plant native to the southwest US desert with hooked dried fruit used as tools by local Native Americans.
common devil's-claw
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.
Proboscidea louisianica is an annual herb with aromatic glandular hairs that has long been used by Indigenous peoples and grown for multiple purposes.
Doubleclaw
Proboscidea parviflora (Wooton) Wooton & Standl.
Proboscidea parviflora is a flowering annual plant native to southwestern US and northern Mexico, used historically by Native Americans for food and basketry.
Yellow Unicorn-plant
Ibicella lutea (Lindl.) Van Eselt.
Ibicella lutea, the yellow unicorn-plant, is a protocarnivorous flowering plant native to South America that grows in dry habitats.
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