Early Uses of California Plants Theodore Payne Foundation and trip planner

and trip planner

Natural Habitat Shale outcrops

Plant Characteristics Family Name Asteraceae Species Name Ericameria cuneata Common Name Cliff Goldenbush

Sake began with a grain of rice

Early Uses of California Plants Theodore Payne Foundation and trip plannerInformation 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.