Brickellia californica - California brickellbush

California brickellbush (Brickellia californica) is a shrub of dry, rocky hillsides in southwestern North America, its leaves traditionally used as a tea substitute and medicinal infusion.¹

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.5-2

Footnotes

1. Brickellia californica | Useful Temperate Plants ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

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