Early Uses of California Plants shurb - Native to Mexico and

- Native to Mexico and Texas

Cream flowers bloom in the summer

and cone-shaped to oblong with white rosettes and long lasting orangey-yellow flowers that bloom spring through summer

Rogers Red Grape

Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Early Uses of California Plants shurb - Native to Mexico andEarly 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.