plant characteristics

African Fountain Grass (1)

Pioneer species after local fires

African Fountain Grass (2)

• non-native

• Poaceae family

Bladderpod (2)

Strong odor to reduce predation

Black sage (1)

Chemical: Diterpenoids used as pain relievers

Brazilian pepper

• anacardiaceae (sumac fam)

• Non-native

• Sap burns

Black sage (2)

Family: Lamiaceae (mint fam)

Bulrush (1)

• Used by Native Americans to make baskets, rope, canoes

Bulrush (2)

Indicator of freshwater

California Blackberry

• Family Rosaceae (rose fam)

California Buckeye (1)

●  Used by Native Americans to kill fish

• toxic to honeybees

California buckeye (2)

• Chemical: aesculin

California Buckwheat

Treatment of headache, diarrhea and wounds

California Redbud (1)

erosion control

California Redbud (2)

– Family Fabeaceae (pea family)

California Sagebrush (1)

•  Reduce digestive issues

California Sagebrush (2)

• Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

• Chemical: Terpenes

Caster bean (1)

● lubricant

Caster bean (2)

Non-native

• Chemical: Ricin (deadly)

Catalina Cherry (1)

– Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Catalina cherry (2)

Chemical: – Tannins

Catalina Ironwood (2)

– Rosaceae (Rose family)

Cattail (1)

●  Indicator of freshwater

Jacaranda (1)

•  Used to make cheap guitars

Jacaranda (2)

Non-native

Jimson Weed (1)

• Relieves asthma symptoms

jimson weed (2)

chemical: atropine

•Deadly

Jojoba (1)

Chemical: oil

Jojoba (2)

used for cosmetics

Laurel Sumac (1)

• Fire adapted

• tea

Laurel Sumac (2)

Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac family)

Lemonade Berry (1)

Family: Anacardiaceae (Sumac family)

Lemonade Berry (2)

used to make candles

Chemical: Tannins

Liquid Amber (1)

•  Used for plywood and furniture

•  Sap used for chewing gum

Liquid Amber (2)

• non-native

• Chemical: – Styrax

Manzanita (1)

• Crown sprouting (regenerates quickly after fire)

Manzanita (2)

Relief for poison oak

Mesquite (1)

– Long Taproot (up to 200 ft)

• Used for barbecues

•  Used for furniture/ clothing by Indigenous people

Mesquite (2)

• Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)

Monkey Flower

– Sticky Leaves

Mountain Mahogany

• Family: Roseacea

Mulefat (1)

• Native (found near water)

Mulefat (2)

• Family: – Asteraceaea (Sunflower family)

Olive (1)

• Black olives are artificially colored with ferrous sulfate

Olive (2)

• non-native

• Chemical – Oleuropein

Mt. Lilac (1)

• food for deer

•  Used as a soap

Chamise

• Chemical: terpenoids

Chamise (2)

• Family – Rosacea (rose fam)

Coast live oak

• Chemical: Tannins

Coast Redwood (1)

– Tree can get 375 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter

– Must grow in areas with Fog

Coast Redwood (2)

(state tree)

Chemical: Terpenoids

Coffee berry

• Used as a laxative

Coyote Bush or Coyote Brush (1)

• Chemical: oils to prevent predation

Coyote Bush or Coyote Brush (2)

• Family:– Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

Crepe Myrtle

• Used to build bridges, furniture

• Non native

Deerweed (2)

– Fabaceae (Pea family)

Elderberry

Used to make wine and syrup

Encelia or Brittlebush (1)

Used to make glue, gum

Encelia or Brittlebush (1)

– Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

Eucalyptus (1)

used for insect repellent

Eucalyptus (2)

• Non-native

• Chemical: Terpenoids

Fig (1)

• Sap can cause phytophotodermatitis when skin is exposed to UV light

Fig (2)

• non- native

• Chemical: Phytochemicals (sap can burn skin)

Flannel Bush (1)

● water conservation gardens

Flannel bush (2)

–modified hairs called trichomes

Fremont cottonwood

Erosion control

Ginkgo (1)

• Only male trees planted here

Ginkgo (2)

• non- native

• Chemical: butyric acid

Horehound (1)

• Used to make candy

Horehound (2)

Non-native

Family: Laminaceae (Mint family)