Purple locoweed: 1 definition
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Purple locoweed means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Purple locoweed in English is the name of a plant defined with Astragalus mollissimus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaca villosa S. Watson (among others).
2) Purple locoweed is also identified with Oxytropis lambertii It has the synonym Aragallus bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1964)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1884)
· Just’s botanischer Jahresbericht. (1901)
· Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (1905)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1902)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1864)
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Partial matches: Locoweed.
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