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Art
plaques for 70th St. Trolley Garden area.
California
Sycamore, Platanus Racemosa
Stand
alone bronze, triangle area, A
"The
Sycamore was an indicator to California Natives that a stream or underground
water was nearby."
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Coast Live
Oak, Quercus Agrifolia
Stand
alone bronze, triangle, B
The
Oak can live for 250 years. It takes 8 months for the acorns to mature.
A Family of 4 would gather 500 pounds for
the next year. They would travel here and set up temporary camp to harvest
the acorns, collecting them in conical baskets.
They wore the baskets on their backs and supported them with head bands
so they had both hands free to gather
this important food.
Acorns
are 20% fat, 6% protein 68% carbohydrates.
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Deer Grass,
Muhlenbergia Rigens
Stand
alone bronze, near handicapped parking, K
"Principal
foundation material for coiled baskets."
(text
with basket fragment)
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Wild
Strawberry, Fragaria Chiloenis
Light
pole, traffic island cross walk, H
"If
you can find it before another creature, this tiny berry is sweet and
delicious."
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Arroyo
Willow, Salix Lasiolepis
Stand
alone bronze, near culvert by access road, W
"Kumeyaay
used shredded bark to pad cradle boards in which women carried their
babies."
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Elderberry,
Sambucus Mexicana
Light
pole, concrete, east of track Q
"Fresh
elderberry leaves produced a light yellow dye for baskets"
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Coastal
Sagebrush, Artemesia California
Stand
alone bronze, near culvert D
"Early
miners used it to deter fleas."
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White
sage, Salvia Apiana
Light
pole, concrete, near track east bound, O
"Before
going hunting, the Dieguenos rubbed white sage on their bodies to eliminate
odor"
(The
name salvia comes from the Latin for 'I am well')
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Western
Redbud, Cercis Occidentalis
Light
pole, concrete, small wall near entry C
"Girls
tied Redbud blossoms to their shoulders and waist for the spring ceremonial
dance of womanhood."
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Lemonade
Berry, Rhus Intergrifolia
Stand
alone, bronze, near bench at kiss n ride P
"To
make a hot lemonade berry drink, the Native Americans would soak the
berries in water,strain them to remove the fine
hairs, and then boil the berries."
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Wild
Rose, Rosa California
Light
pole, concrete,culvert fence R
"The
rose's fruit, known as the hip, contains more vitamin C than oranges."
and
light
pole, concrete, bench in the triangle, X
"California
is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose
bush in full bloom and freeze to death."
WC
Fields
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Rush,
Juncus Textilis
Light
pole, concrete, near sculpture J
"Juncus
was used as a wrapping material with deer grass for baskets."
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Bear Berry,
Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi
Stand
alone, bronze, near bike rack by Alvarado road, F
"This
plant , used as a diuretic medicine, gets it's astringency from tannic
acid."
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Holly-leaf
cherry, Prunus Ilicifolia
Light
pole, concrete, near parking cliff close to the entry, G
"Cahuilla
Indians made soup by extracting the Holly-leaf cherry kernel from the
pit, crushing it, leaching it and boiling."
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