Thelesperma trifidum
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| Thelesperma trifidum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Thelesperma trifidum
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in situ, only just covering the seed. In dry weather the seed should be watered in.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun[1].
Range: Central and Southern N. America - South Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska to Colorado, Texas and Mexico.
Habitat: Calcareous barrens and plains[2]. Dry soils[3].
Edibility: A tea is made from the leaves[4][5][6][7].
Medicinal: The plant has been used in the treatment of children with tuberculosis[7].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel and Addison Brown. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. Dover Publications, 1970.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.