Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Native Plant Species
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Species Description:
Coyote brush, also called chaparral broom, is a woody, erect to rounded, perennial shrub that is much branched and grows to 12' tall. The herbage is evergreen and is resinous, and the branches are longitudinally grooved. The numerous small leaves are alternate, light green, oval to egg shaped, entire-margined to 5-9-toothed, and mostly 1/2" to 1-1/2" long. Coyote brush has staminate and pistillate flowers on separate plants. There are many flowering heads in clusters.
Habitat Description:
Coyote brush is commonly found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral on hillsides and in canyons below 2500‘ and will bloom from August to December.
Native American Use:
- Coast Miwok heated coyote brush leaves and applied them to swellings.
- Some tribes have used limbs of coyote brush for building houses and for making arrow fore shafts.
Harvest Season: Spring
Coast Miwok Name: tcu'u
Southern Pomo: unknown
C O Y O T E B R U S H - Scientific Name: Baccharis pilularis
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