Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn.
Common name: Chamise.
Family: Rosaceae.
Flowering time: Mid-spring.
Fruiting time: Summer.
Habitat: Chamise is found on dry slopes and ridges, most commonly in chaparral. It can also be found in scrub and open woodlands.
Range: Found in the North Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Western California and Southwestern California to Baja California.
Ecology: This extremely fire tolerant and drought tolerant shrub will re-sprout vigorously after a fire.
Ethnobotanical information: Ohlone and Cahuilla tribes used the wood for baskets as well as to make arrows and bows. A decoction of leaves and branches was used to wash infected or sore areas of the body.