Chenopodium botrys, Linn.
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6298546 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B17817EB-5930-7917-37E6-D31F9CBBFDBC |
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Quentin |
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Chenopodium botrys |
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721. C. Botrys Linn. View in CoL sp. pl. 320. Römer and Sch. vi. 259. Sibthorp Fl. Graeca t. 253 Torrey fl. amer. i. 296.
- Southern parts of Europe, Siberia, Pennsylvania in sandy waste places. (Jerusalem Oak)
An annual. Stem about a foot high, branched, downy, and a little viscid. Leaves stalked, 2 inches long, deeply sinuate, with the segments toothed. Racemes panicled, very large; branches somewhat one-sided. Flowers distinct, on very short pedicels. Seeds smooth, not shining, Torrey. - The whole plant is powerfully and agreeably fragrant It Is reported by French physicians to be a valuable expectorant, and to have been employed with much advantage in catarrh and humoral asthma.
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