Rosaceae FAMILY

Adenostoma sparsifolium

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adenostoma sparsifolium is a much-branched, evergreen shrub with a rounded form; it can grow from 2 - 6 metres tall. Mature plants typically have several thick branches from the base that ascend 1 metre or more before the first leafed branches. The leaves are covered with a sticky resin[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials, perhaps also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - southern California, northern Baja California

HabitatA dominant species in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and coniferous woodland, growing on dry granitic slopes, mesas and ravines; at elevations from 200 - 2,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 276 Title Flora of California Publication Author Website http://www.calflora.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of the Californian flora, giving details on plant habitats and photos of the plants. , 1052 Title Homeopathic Materia Medica Publication Author William Boericke, M.D. Website http://www.homeoint.org/books/boericmm/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the book ].