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56 Cards in this Set
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native to Australia Gollden Wattle- Phyllodes |
Acacia (Fabacea) |
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makes baseball bats/ compound leaf |
Ash |
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Mint family – square flower stalks Butterflies & Humming birds |
Black Sage (lamiaceae) |
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Compound leaves Bell peppers Seed Pod Light and floats |
Bladder pod |
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Compound leavesS. America – not true pepper |
Brazilian Pepper Tree (Anacardiaceae) |
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Indicator of freshwaterNA – baskets and rope |
Bulrush (Cyperaceae): |
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Spines – modified leavesFruit eaten |
Cactus (Cactaceae) |
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unknown |
California Buckwheat (Polygonaceae): |
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Compound LeavesOhio StateFish Paralytic – Native Americans |
California Buckeye |
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Pea family Straight shoots arrows |
California Redbud (Fabaceae): |
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Not a true sage Used by NA to treat skunk spray |
California Sagebrush (Asteraceae): |
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Put in nostrils to cure head acheTea for head ache/stomach pain |
California Sweet Bay ( Lauraceae) |
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Cyanide in seed True cherry |
Catalina Cherry (Rosaceae): |
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Source of Ricin |
Caster Bean (Euphorbiaceae): |
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Ribbon Bark Compound Leaves |
Catalina Ironwood (Rosaceae): |
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Indicator of freshwater |
Cattails (Tuphaceae): |
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Tannins in leaves - herbicide |
Coast Live Oak (Fagaceae): |
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Dark red fruit is laxativeSeed can be roasted, grown into coffee |
Coffeeberry (Rhamnaceae): |
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Small flowers, very dry, used to start fires |
Coyote Bush (Asteraceae): |
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Brittle BushLeathery, hairy leaves |
Encelia (Asteraceae): |
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Australia, oil for decongestion, arthritisBlue Gum, Silver Dollar |
Eucalyptus (Myractaceae) |
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Native to MidEast/Wasia |
Fig, (Wild) |
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Trichome hairs, allergies |
Flannelbush (Sterculiaceae): |
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Strongly Flattened Petiole, wind resistant |
Fremont Cottonwood (Salicaceae): |
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Only males planted, females stink |
Ginkgo: |
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Southern China, drought tolerant, freeways, shrubs |
Indian Hawthorne (Pink Lady) (Roseaceae) |
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Double compound leaves, Mark’s old, C/S AmericaPlanted all over the world (tropic/subtropic) |
Jacaranda (Bignoniaceae): |
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Leaves point upward |
Jojoba (Simmondsiaceae): |
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Taco shaped leaves, flour from fruit, root bark used to make tea to treat dysentery |
Laurel Sumac (Anacardiaceae): |
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Used by NA to make drink, jagged leaf edges |
Lemonade Berry (Anacardiaceae): |
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Red, smotth bark. Leaves used as toothbrushes |
Manzanita (Ericaceae): |
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Non-native, invasive |
Mustard (Brassicaceae) |
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Fruitless, Mediterranean climate |
Olive Tree (Oleaceae): |
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California Fan:Mexican Fan: |
Palms (Arecaceae): |
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Invasive, ruins water, south america |
Pampas Grass (Poaceae): |
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Male low, females high, shed snow, rec stomata |
Pine Trees (Pinaceae): |
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Not a palm, secondary growth |
Sago Palm: |
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White flowers in Winter, mid-mesozoic 80mya |
Southern Magnolia (Magnoliaceae): |
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Used by NA to make sweet drink, smooth |
Sugar Bush (Anacardiaceae): |
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Hollyberry, flowers in Winter, Hollywood |
Toyon (Rosaceae): |
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Nightshade family, used in NA ceremonies |
Tree Tobacco (Solanceae): |
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Palmately Veined Leaves |
Western Sycamore (Plantaceae): |
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Compound Leaves City of Walnut |
Walnut Tree (Juglandaceae): |
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Male CatkinsFemale Catkins |
White Alder (Betulaceae): |
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Leaves used to make tea for fevers |
White Sage (Lamianceae): |
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3 parallel veined leaves used to make arrows |
Mule Fat (Asteraceae) |
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Small cream colored flowersCan be used to make wine |
Elderberry (Caprifoliaceae) |
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Grows near water Source of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) Hippocrates & text from Egypt, others |
Willow (Saliaceae) |
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Edible berries in summer (dark purple) |
Blackberry bush |
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Native to Peru Drought tolerant No a true pepper |
California pepper |
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Used to make lozenge candy for sore throa |
HoreHound (Lamiaceae) |
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Scale like leaves Used to make pencils |
Incense Cedar |
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Palmately veined leaves Bark differs from West Sycamore. |
Liquid amber |
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Small, compound leaves Desert plant, drought tolerant |
Mesquite (Fabaceae) |
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Photosynthetic stems NA used beans as food source |
Paloverde (Fabaceae) |
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Unknown |
Sticky Monkey Flower |