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Eriogonum jamesii - Benth.

Common Name Antelope Sage, James' buckwheat
Family Polygonaceae
USDA hardiness 4-8
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Sandy to gravelly or infrequently rocky flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, blackbrush, creosote bush, mesquite, and sagebrush communities and montane woodlands, 1300 - 2900 metres[270].
Range South-western N. America - Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
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Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Fully Hardy Well drained soil Moist Soil Full sun
Eriogonum jamesii Antelope Sage,  James


Al Schneider @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Eriogonum jamesii Antelope Sage,  James
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 649.

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Eriogonum jamesii is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4. It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.

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Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Analgesic  Cardiac  Contraceptive  Ophthalmic  Stomachic

Some native North American Indian tribes used this plant as a contraceptive. The women would drink one cup of a decoction of the root during menstruation[213]. A decoction of the whole plant has been drunk to ease the pain of childbirth[257]. The root has been chewed as a cardiac medicine and as a treatment for stomach aches[257]. An infusion of the roots has been used to treat despondency[257]. The infusion has also been used as a wash for sore eyes[257]. The plant has been chewed to sweeten the saliva[257].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Requires a loose lean gritty well-drained soil in a very sunny position[200]. Succeeds in dry soils. Tolerates exposed positions[200]. Requires some protection from winter wet[1]. Established plants deeply resent root disturbance[200].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a sandy compost in a greenhouse. Sow stored seed in early spring in a warm greenhouse[1]. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in early spring[1]. This has to be done with care because the plant resents root disturbance[200]. Try to obtain divisions from around the edges of the plants without digging up the whole clump. Tease the divisions out with as much root on them as possible and pot them up. Grow them on in light shade in the greenhouse until they are rooting well and plant them out in the summer. Cuttings of greenwood with a heel in the summer[200].

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Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Benth.

Botanical References

200228

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