Early Uses of California Plants clearance plant Milkweeds are the only food

Milkweeds are the only food source for the Monarch and Striated Queen caterpillars

Claytonia perfoliata (miner's lettuce)

June Evergreen/Deciduous Winter deciduous/dormant Height by Width 50ft

eastern Peninsular Ranges

streambanks

Early Uses of California Plants clearance plant Milkweeds are the only foodInformation 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.