''Parryella filifolia'', the common dunebroom, is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is wide ...
. It is the only member of the genus ''Parryella''.
It is native to
Arizona
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,
Colorado
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and
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
Its ashes were sometimes used by members of the Hopi tribe in the maize nixtamalization process and helped to retain the blue color of cornmeal used to make ''piki'' bread. The beans were also used as a remedy for toothaches.
The genus name of ''Parryella'' is in honour of
Charles Christopher Parry
Parry circa 1875
Charles Christopher Parry (August 28, 1823 – February 20, 1890) was a British-American botanist and mountaineer.
Biography
Parry was born in Gloucestershire, England, but moved to the United States with his parents in 1832, s ...
(1823–1890), who was a British-American botanist and mountaineer.
The genus and the species were
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
John Torrey
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and
Asa Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually excl ...
in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts vol.7 on page 397 in 1868.
References
External links
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Amorpheae
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Colorado
Flora of New Mexico
Taxa named by Asa Gray
Taxa named by John Torrey
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