| California fuschia, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California. A member of the primrose family. Local tribes occasionally ate seeds of this species, while leaves and roots were sometimes boiled and eaten. Settlers gathered seeds and used them as a natural remedy for a variety of illnesses, effectively, since this species contains gamma-linoleic acid. Image ID: 11334 Species: California fuschia, Epilobium cana Location: Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California, USA |
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