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

Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)

Rogers Red Grape

A fragrant evergreen shrub that grows three to five feet tall and wide

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

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.