Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.

Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.

Pomaria jamesii, or James' holdback, is a plant from the American southwest used by Zuni people to boost sheep prolificacy.

Family
Genus
Pomaria
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.

Pomaria jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp., commonly called James' holdback, is a plant species native to the American southwest. Among the Zuni people, an infusion made from this plant is given to sheep to make the animals more prolific.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Pomaria

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