Ceanothus herbaceus
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Red root, Inland Ceanothus, Smaller red-root, Jersey tea
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea
The young leaves and flowers are steeped in boiling water for about 5 minutes to make tea.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Australia, North America, USA,
How to Identify
An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 0.9-3 m high and spreads 90 cm wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are dry seed capsules. They turn red in summer.
Medicinal Uses
Traditionally used as a tea made from young leaves and flowers.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ceanothus herbaceus, also known as Jersey tea, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae and is similar to Ceanothus americanus and Ceanothus sanguineus. It is a perennial shrub which is native to North America.
Notes
There are about 55 Ceanothus species.
References (5)
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 347 (As Ceanothus ovatus)
- Elias, T.S. & Dykeman P.A., 1990, Edible Wild Plants. A North American Field guide. Sterling, New York p 176 (As Ceanothus ovatus)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 190 (As Ceanothus ovatus)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 201
- USDA plants
