''Ceanothus depressus'' Benth.
[Bentham, Planta Hartwegiana 8. 1839.] is a shrub in the family
Rhamnaceae
The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales.
The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae h ...
, native to the Mexican states of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
and
Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
. It is a shrub up to 70 cm tall, growing in clearings in pine-oak forests.
Uses
The
Pima Bajo in the vicinity of
Yepachic (Chihuahua) and Maycoba (Sonora) refer to the species as "junco," a name more commonly used for ''Juncus'' spp. in most of
Mexico. They use the aromatic red roots to make a flavorful tea.
[Laferrière, Joseph E., Charles W. Weber and Edwin A. Kohlhepp. 1991. Mineral contributions from some traditional Mexican teas. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 41:277-282.]
References
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depressus
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Flora of Sonora