


California snowdrop bush (Styrax redivivus)
A close relative of the southern European resinous herb used widely by the ancients to help resolve respiratory tract issues like mucus congestion.

Elder (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea)
Flowers are used for clearing heat toxins from the body for preventing and treating acne and other skin problems. Also as an antiviral and fever-cooling herb for flu.

Elder flower
Against the Wilbur Hot Springs wildlife preserve.

Plectritis congesta ssp. brachystemo
Wild spring green. Valerian relative, and sometimes smells mildly of valerian root.