''Pectis angustifolia'', the lemonscented cinchweed, is a summer blooming

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which is found in Western

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, generally from

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and

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and

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. It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. Lemonscented cinchweed cannot grow in the shade. The plant is

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and

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. The crushed leaves have been used in the treatment of

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s. Among the

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of Arizona it was known as ''taichima'' and was eaten boiled with green corn.

Bibliography

* p161. Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237 * p177. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption * p216. Whiting. A. F. Ethnobotany of the Hopi * p235. Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada * p245. Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. * p257. Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany * p274. Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas

References

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