Plants Of California
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Artemisia Douglasiana – California Mugwort
Common Name and Other Aliases Artemisia douglasiana, commonly known as Douglas’ Sagewort or Douglas Mugwort, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the western United States. The plant is named after David Douglas, a Scottish botanist who collected numerous plant species in the early 19th century during his travels in North America. The plant’s common […]
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Arctostaphylos varieties – Manzanita
Distribution and Habitat Various species grow on dry slopes in Coastal Ranges and Chaparral and is usually found below 5,000 feet elevation in most of California. There are forty-three species of Manzanita throughout California and most of these were used as food sources by natives. Description of Plant Manzanita grows in dense thickets 2-4 meters […]