| Chamaebatia foliolosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Chamaebatia |
| Species: | C. foliolosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaebatia foliolosa | |
Chamaebatia foliolosa is a North American species of aromatic evergreen shrub in the rose family known by the common names mountain misery, bearclover, [2] and tarweed.
The stems are covered in dark brown bark. The fernlike foliage is made up of pinnate leaves up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long, with 8–17 main leaflets; these are made up of smaller leaflets. [2] The leaves are dotted with sticky glands.
The roselike flowers have rounded white petals and yellow centers ringed with many stamens. [2] The fruit is a brownish-black achene. [2]
It is endemic to the mountains of California, where it grows in coniferous forests. [2]
The species has been documented as carrying out nitrogen fixation, unusual for a plant in its family. [3]
Black gum from the plant may stick to clothing, and it is highly flammable due to its resin. [4]
The Miwok, who called the plant kit-kit-dizze, [5] used it as an herbal remedy for colds, coughs, rheumatism, chicken pox, measles, smallpox and other diseases. [6]
The name mountain misery comes from the California gold rush, when early pioneers would trip and fall from the dense, stinky brush.[ citation needed ]
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