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Anemopsis
californica |
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Yerba Mansa |
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Form: |
Perennial |
Growth habit: |
Forms
clumps |
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Size: |
1'h and
spreading |
Deciduous: |
Deciduous |
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Flowering Season: |
Spring and
Summer |
Growth Rate: |
Fast |
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Flower Color: |
White |
Hardiness: |
To 5,100' |
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Exposure: |
Full sun to
part sun |
Cultural Uses: |
Medicinal, Fragrant |
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Soil Moisture: |
Semi-dry to
damp |
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Soil Type: |
Saline or
Alkaline |
CNPS Status: |
Not Listed |
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Family: |
Saururaceae |
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Distribution: |
Southwest
Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, San Francisco Bay, South
Coast Ranges, South Coast, n. & s. Channel Is., Peninsular Range,
Mojave Desert |
Habitat: |
Wet or
moist areas. Seeps or springs, from 225' to 5,100'. |
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Wildlife Value: |
Birds eat seeds. |
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Description: |
Attractive foliage, flowers, and seed
pods. Medicinal values. Goes completely deciduous in the late fall,
disappearing into the ground, then reappearing with warmer weather.
Can be placed in a pond. |
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