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Plant Details
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California buckwheat
Location(s):
Ethnobotany Garden
S Twin Oaks Valley Road
Water Use: 1-Very Low
Growth Habit: Shrub
Seasonality: Deciduous
Ethnobotanical Use: Mildly astringent; the tea can be used as an eyewash, the flowers are especially diuretic and can help ease discomfort from urinary tract infections; the crushed plant can be applied to burns or rashes to ease inflammation and pain. Reported to be a food source for indigenous Southern California communities.
