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Common Name:
Mormon Tea
Origin:
California
Description:
Evergreen Shrub
“The Navajo brewed the tops into a drink for use as a cough medicine. Other indians roasted the seeds, ate them whole or ground them into a meal for various uses” (Elmore and Janish, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands, 1976).
Characteristics:
Temperature: Hardy to 0F
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Moderate; Drought Tolerant
Size: 4 ft. tall
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