what should i do with my 100 g of i. bundleflower ... ? if there is a toxic poison in it i shall throw it away ... ? has anybody had any experience with illinois bundleflowe ... ?
and if my rootbark has mold on it shall i wash/scrape/rub if off or toss ... ?
Alternate Names
False sensitive plant, Illinois
mimosa and Illinois desmanthus.
Uses:
Recommended for use in range seedings and
for wildlife food and cover. Illinois bundleflower is a
nutritious plant and is readily eaten by all classes of
livestock, deer an
d pronghorn antelope. It decreases
under heavy grazing and is an important range
condition indicator. Its seeds are readily consumed by
birds and rodents. It is considered one of the most
important native prairie legumes (Stubbendieck and
Conard, 1989). It is frequently used in range
revegetation projects. Illinois bundleflower was a
minor medical plant for Native Americans
(Kindscher, 1992). The Omaha and Ponca tribes
called it rattle plant because the seeds in the dried
pods were used by children as rattles while imitating
the dance rituals of adults. Pawnees used the boiled
plant leaves to produce a wash which was used to
relieve itching. Illinois bundleflower is being studied
as a potential human grain crop by the Land Institute
of Salina, Kansas (Jackson, 1985)
