''Ceanothus depressus'' Benth.
[Bentham, Planta Hartwegiana 8. 1839.] is a shrub in the family
Rhamnaceae
The Rhamnaceae are a large Family (biology), 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 specie ...
, native to the Mexican states of
Chihuahua and
Sonora
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. 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 (Sonora) refer to the species as "junco," a name more commonly used for ''Juncus'' spp. in most of
Mexico
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. 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