Campanula parryi | |
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Conservation status | |
Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Campanula |
Species: | C. parryi |
Binomial name | |
Campanula parryi A.Gray |
Campanula parryi, or Parry's bellflower, is a plant.
Uses
It is used medicinally by the Zuni people. The blossoms are chewed, and the saliva is applied to the skin as a depilatory. A poultice of chewed root is also applied to bruises.
References
- NatureServe (2024). "Campanula parryi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 44)
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