Early Uses of California Plants shurb A fragrant evergreen shrub that

A fragrant evergreen shrub that grows three to five feet tall and wide

The roots mine the subsoil for potassium

Summer Evergreen/Deciduous Summer deciduous Fragrant No Cold Hardy to Unknown Attracts pollinators Bees

Cream flowers bloom in the summer

- Native to Mexico and Texas

Early Uses of California Plants shurb A fragrant evergreen shrub thatEarly Uses of California Plants Information from many sources has been compiled here to present the most important uses of plants by early inhabitants of California, as well as methods of preparing the plants for use. The Indian method of leaching acorn meal so it could be eaten, the medicinal value of Yerba Mansa, the use of other plants for making baskets, rope, and clothing, are some of the subjects treated.