Proboscidea parviflora (cultivated Devilˊs Claw)

Proboscidea parviflora (cultivated)

Common Name: Tohono Oˊodham Devilˊs Claw
Oˊodham Name: iˊhug Audio
Group: Crop Plants － Crop Plants

Description

This is the cultivated Tohono O'odham Devilˊs Claw. It's purple flower reveals its relationship with the native plant, Proboscidea parviflora. Another native species of Devils Claw with a yellow flower is the smaller Ban Iˊhug, or Proboscidea althaeifolia. All aspects of Ban Iˊhug are substantially larger than those of it's smaller, yellow-flowered cousin. The cultivated fruits reach 12 inches or more in length, and are shredded lengthwise to create lovely black threads used in Tohono Oˊodham basketry.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Scrophulariales

Family Pedaliaceae － Sesame family

Genus Proboscidea Schmidel － unicorn-plant

Species Proboscidea parviflora (Wooton) Wooton & Standl. － devil's claw (cult.)

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