Purshia mexicana (D.Don) Henrickson

Mexican cliffrose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Purshia

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses fiber fuel medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cathartic (flower), Cold Remedy (flower), Venereal Aid (flower), Kidney Aid (flower), Unspecified (leaf), Antirheumatic (Internal) (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Cathartic (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Venereal Aid (leaf), Kidney Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Purshia mexicana unspecified picture

Distribution

Purshia mexicana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Purshia mexicana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284052-2
WFO ID wfo-0001014247
COL ID 4QKRR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cowania mexicana Purshia mexicana Cowania mexicana var. dubia