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Accession Data:

Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.

  • Common Name: Yerba Mansa
  • Family: Saururaceae E Meyer.

  • Country of Origin: W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico
  • Habitat: perennial herb native to wet meadows & desert springs

  • Uses: The active compound in Yerba mansa is methyleugenol, an antispasmodic, similar in chemical structure to compounds found in nutmeg which is used to treat irritable stomach (Fleming, 1998)
  • Culture: propagate by stolons
  • USDA Zone: 5a-9b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200100051
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Provenance: wild collected Kern County, California
    Lake Isabella, just sw of intersection with Rt 155. Moist Meadow.
    Smith College # 194-93/94 -177
  • Accession Date: 04-04-2001
  • Bench: 2316 - Equisetum
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-06-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Piperales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Saururaceae
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Flowering Data:

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References (internal):

  • Basal Angiosperms (paleodicots)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Colorado / Oregon / Kansas / Oklahoma / Arizona / California / Nevada / Utah / New Mexico / Texas / Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Southwest

References (external):

  1. Fleming, Thomas ed. PDR for Herbal Medicines 1st ed. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, NJ, 1998.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 08, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, September 08, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 06 May 2025 15:48:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Saururaceae

  • Anemopsis californica W/C
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