Early Uses of California Plants shurb and cone-shaped to oblong with

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

The roots mine the subsoil for potassium

The fruit is eaten whole because the rind is sweet

Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Cream flowers bloom in the summer

Early Uses of California Plants shurb and cone-shaped to oblong withEarly 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.