Join botanically inclined herbalists Howie Brounstein and Steven Yeager as they again venture out to the lava beds in the middle elevation zones of the Western Cascades. This time you will learn about Ceanothus velutinus, commonly called Red Root or Sticky Laurel. Ceanothus is not only a delicious pleasure tea and fragrant leaf used in hydrosols, but it is also a crucial plant in our ecosystem. It has nitrogen-fixing roots that work to correct the nitrogen levels in our soils, especially in areas after a clear-cut or large wildfire.

 

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