In the heart of the desert, where the sun paints the landscape with hues of warmth and resilience, every plant is a testament to nature's ingenious adaptation. In the arid embrace of the sands, botanical wonders thrive against all odds, whispering tales of tenacity and beauty. The desert, a living testament to the poetry of survival, unfolds its secrets to those who pause to listen, revealing that even in the harshest environments, life finds a way to bloom.
The Wonderful World of Creosote Bush
Sun, Mar 01
|Cactus Mart
Delve into the Wonderful World of Creosote Bush and explore the plant in depth from ecology, botanical description to traditional and modern day herbal uses of this aromatic desert evergreen shrub.
Time & Location
Mar 01, 2020, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST
Cactus Mart, 49889 Twentynine Palms Highway, Morongo Valley, CA 92256, USA
About the event
Larrea tridentata commonly known as Creosote Bush, an endemic shrub of the American Southwest deserts (L. tridentata) and is also found occurring in arid regions of South America where it is commonly known as Jarilla (L. divaricata ). This TWO PART workshop is taking place at Cactus Mart in Morongo Valley, CA read below for course description.
Part I TIME 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Is an in-depth exploration of the North American species L. tridentata, Creosote Bush dating back to the Pleistocene ice age (11,700 years ago). We will explore the unique wonders of this resilient desert evergreen shrub from botanical description, phytochemical compounds, ecology and microscopic examination at the Creosote Gall Midge, you know those green leafy round growths found occuring on the plant. We will take a closer look at the galls and learn more about what these galls are.
PART II: TIME 12:30PM - 4PM with…
Tickets
Part I Creosote Bush Lecture
This ticket is for the lecture only. This session will cover botanical description, history of this ancient plant and ecology. Materia Medica and herbal uses is in the Part II portion of the two part series event. All tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchange for future events.
$20.00
Sale endedPart II : Materia Medica Lab
PART II is the exploration into Creosote Bush herbal uses and working with aromatic herbs followed by the Hand-On Herb Lab where folks will make their own herbal infused oil.
$50.00
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