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|accepted_name=Amoreuxia palmatifida
|accepted_authority=de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr.
|place=2: 638. 1825
|year=1825
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|common_names=Mexican yellowshow;saya;saiya;Temaquí
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Selected by author to be illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Cochlospermaceae;Amoreuxia;Amoreuxia palmatifida
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cochlospermaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Amoreuxia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Amoreuxia palmatifida]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 6
|mention_page=page 379
|treatment_page=page 378
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>20–60 cm, subglabrous to sparsely lanulose-puberulent (mostly on young growth), glandular. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 3–10 cm, sparsely lanulose-puberulent (mostly on young growth), glandular; blade 7(9)-lobed, 2–7.5 × 2.5–10(–14) cm, lobes obovate, spatulate, or linear, distal 1/2–3/4 of margins serrate (crenate), apex usually truncate to slightly obtuse, sometimes emarginate, 3–5 teeth of central lobe apex usually equally distal. <b>Peduncles</b> 2.5–6 cm. <b>Flowers</b> 4–6.5 cm diam.; sepals linear to narrowly ovate, 15–20 × 3–5 mm, apex acute to acuminate; petals yellow to orange, distal petals each with 2 conspicuous red marks at base, lateral petals each with 1 red mark at base; distal set of filaments 6–12 mm with yellow (sometimes dark red-maroon) anthers, proximal set of filaments 13–19 mm with usually dark red-maroon anthers; ovary densely short-haired-lanate to tomentose or puberulent (glandular). <b>Capsules</b> broadly ovoid, 2–4 cm, sparsely pubescent. <b>Seeds</b> reniform, sparsely pilose or hispid, hairs sometimes spinelike.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Jun–Sep; fruiting Jul–Oct.
|habitat=Gravelly, sometimes loamy, soil, dry rocky slopes and mesas, deserts, grasslands, openings in oak forests or secondary deciduous forests, disturbed sites, forest clearings and roadsides
|elevation=0–1600 m
|distribution=Ariz.;N.Mex.;Mexico;Central America;South America (Colombia).
|discussion=<p>The center of diversity for Amoreuxia palmatifida is in Sonora and Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. Seeds range from subglabrous to densely pilose and the leaves vary from longer (to 5.5 cm) with very long and narrow linear lobes to shorter (to 3 cm) with shorter spatulate lobes (H. H. Poppendieck 1981).</p><!--
--><p>All parts of Amoreuxia palmatifida, especially the root, have been used as important food sources by indigenous tribes in northern Mexico and southwestern United States (W. C. Hodgson 2001). The roots, which have been described as tasting like potatoes or parsnips, have been eaten raw, boiled, toasted, roasted, baked, or preserved (Hodgson; H. H. Poppendieck 1981). In Baja California, the roots were used in soups, and baked or dried and ground into a flour to make tortillas. One Seri tribe inhabiting Tiburon Island strung thin slices of the root as necklaces (Hodgson). The roots are used medicinally in Sinaloa to lower fevers (Poppendieck). The flowers, young tender fruits, and seeds are eaten raw, and the fruits are also boiled. The dried mature seeds have been used as a coffee substitute, and the stems and leaves as a potherb (Hodgson; D. Yetman and T. R. Van Devender 2002).</p>
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name=Amoreuxia palmatifida
|author=
|authority=de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Cochlospermaceae
|phenology=Flowering Jun–Sep; fruiting Jul–Oct.
|habitat=Gravelly, sometimes loamy, soil, dry rocky slopes and mesas, deserts, grasslands, openings in oak forests or secondary deciduous forests, disturbed sites, forest clearings and roadsides
|elevation=0–1600 m
|distribution=Ariz.;N.Mex.;Mexico;Central America;South America (Colombia).
|reference=None
|publication title=in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr.
|publication year=1825
|special status=Selected by author to be illustrated
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/9216fc802291cd3df363fd52122300479582ede7/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V6/V6_701.xml
|genus=Amoreuxia
|species=Amoreuxia palmatifida
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