Anemopsis californica - Yerba mansa

Yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica) is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to wetlands of the southwestern United States, spreading by rhizomes to form colonies, its seeds edible and its aromatic rootstock traditionally used medicinally.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Anemopsis californica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩