Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Illustrated Books Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue' Common Name Tassajara Blue Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Native to the low desert

February Evergreen/Deciduous Winter deciduous/dormant Height by Width 30ft

open or shady slopes

Large umbels of flowers attract birds and pollinators

Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Illustrated Books Plant Characteristics Family Name RhamnaceaeSalmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways are rooted in a time honored understanding of environmental stewardship. "Eating is not only a political act, it is also a cultural act that reaffirms ones identity and worldview," Enrique Salmn writes in Eating the Landscape. Traversing a range of cultures, including the Tohono Oodham of the