Now Forage

Laurel Sumac can be found all over this trail. You can't miss it. They're about the size of a lemon tree, have taco shell-shaped leaves, and clusters of white or reddish flowers that look like little Christmas trees. Uses: the Chumash made flour from their fruits and tea from the root bark for treating dysentery. The fruit is a whitish drupe with a smooth, flattish stone inside. Common along the coast of Southern California and Northern Mexico/Baja California.