Early Uses of California Plants shurb Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

The fruit is eaten whole because the rind is sweet

Sweet Lavender

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

Rogers Red Grape

Early Uses of California Plants shurb Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)Early 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.