''Amoreuxia palmatifida'' (common names saiya or temaquí) is a perennial herb with a native range from

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and New Mexico, through

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and

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. It has yellow flowers and long, narrow capsules. The leaves, roots, flowers, and fruits provided food for natives of Arizona and northern Mexico. ''Amoreuxia palmatifida'' was observed near Zacapa in the

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of Guatemala as an expansive ground cover blanketing the very dry terrain in June. Its flower is described as bright-orange, with purple spots on four of the five petals and tiered banks of twelve stamens with purple and orange anthers. ''Amoreuxia palmatifida'' Moc. & Sessé ex DC., Prodr. 2: 638–639. 1825.A.P. DeCandolle, Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 638–639. 1825.

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