Rosaceae Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.
California Wildrose
Diegueno - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39
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Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.
Scientific name: Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.
USDA symbol: ROCA2 (
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Common names: California Wildrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of petals given to babies with fever.
RECRD: 2541 id: 33983