Plumbaginaceae Limonium californicum (Boiss.) Heller
California Sealavender
Costanoan - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11
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Limonium californicum (Boiss.) Heller
Scientific name: Limonium californicum (Boiss.) Heller
USDA symbol: LICA5 (
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Common names: California Sealavender
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Family (APG): Plumbaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant used to clean the blood.
RECRD: 88709 id: 20318