Identificaciones de nathantay

Plant family: Cucurbitaceae
Kumeyaay name: chilikuut (sp.)
Scientific name: Marah macrocarpa
Common name: Wild Cucumber
Habitat: Lower Chaparral, found in the shade of other plants like broom baccharis and coyote brush.
Defining Features: it is a vine of soft, broad leaves with a bright green spikey fruit
Kumeyaay Uses: Medicinal and Artistic/Utilitarian

Plant family: Lamiaceae
Kumeyaay name: ha’a nya yul
Scientific name: Salvia mellifera
Common name: Black Sage
Habitat: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub
Defining Features: aromatic shrub with narrow, textured leaves
Kumeyaay Uses: Medicinal and Culinary