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Common name:
California Black Sage, מרוות הדבש, מרוות הדבש
Family:
Lamiaceae (Mint)
Distribution:
California
Life form:
Shrublet
Description:
Dist:Native to California.Dry slopes in coastal sage scrub,chaparral & desert scrub.Seeds were parched & ground into a meal used in baking & crushed leaves & stems were used as a mint-flavored condiment.
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• Accession: 0000-0121
2:
North America: Californian woodland and chaparral
(NAO5)
• Accession: 2022-0655 • Provenance: Garden
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