Pluchea sericea

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Pluchea sericea

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pluchea
Species: P. sericea
Binomial name
Pluchea sericea
Nutt.

Pluchea sericea, commonly called Arrowweed, is a plant of the Sonoran Desert once used medicinally as a dermitalogical aid, gastrointestinal aid, antidiarrheal, and throat aid. Other traditional uses include thatching, arrow making and cooking of the edible root.

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