Brittlebush Seeds (Encelia Farinosa) -30 seeds- Desert Wildflower

Description: Brittlebush seeds (Encelia Farinosa) -30 seeds- Desert Wildflower These were gathered wild in the Mojave desert Encelia farinosa (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of northern Mexico (Baja California, Sinaloa, and Hidalgo) and the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Utah, and NevadaBrittlebush grows up to 12 to 59 inches tall, with fragrant leaves 1.2–3.1 inches long, ovate to deltoid, and silvery tomentose. flowers are orange-yellow ray florets and yellow or purple-brown disc florets. During dry seasons the plant goes drought deciduous, shedding all of its foliage, relying on the water stored in its thick stems It does well in cultivation often being used for border, erosion control, ground cover and massing. Recently the plant has spread dramatically in areas not natural to its distribution in large part because Caltrans has begun to use it in hydroseeding Brittlebush has a long history of uses by indigenous and pioneers Glue: The resin collected from the base of the plant, yellowish to brown, can be heated and used as a glue. The O'odham and Seri use it for hafting, to hold points on arrows and harpoons.Sealer: A different sort of resin collected from the upper stems is more gummy and generally a clear yellow. The Seri use this to seal pottery vessels.Incense: Early Spanish friars learned that the resin made a highly fragrant incense, akin to frankincense in odor.Gum: The Sells area Tohono O'odham children use upper stem resin as a passable chewing gum.Toothbrush: Oldtime cowboys used brittlebush stem as a fine toothbrush.Medicinal: Seri use brittlebush to treat toothache; the bark is removed, the branch heated in ashes, and then placed in the mouth to "harden" a loose tooth. The Cahuilla used brittlebush to treat toothaches as well, and used it as a chest pain reliever by heating the gum and applying it to the chest.Waterproofing: It has been used to waterproof containers.Varnish: It has been melted then used as a varnish.

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Location: Needles, California

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