888 PLANTS USED BY INDIANS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY, CAL. 
has been given to the plant on this account. The Indian children call 
it ‘‘ coyote tail.” It is a common plant on grassy hillsides and moist 
meadows, but is of no particular use to the natives. It is eaten, spar- 
ingly perhaps, by horses. 
Pedicularis densiflora Benth. 
Wa-i-mok’ (Yuki)..-A_ beautiful, low, herbaceous plant with finely 
dissected leaves and a densely clustered spike of red flowers. It may 
be found in open hillside forests in early spring. Children are fond 
of sucking the honey from the flowers. The Yuki name for the plant 
is the same as their name for the bird known as the yellowhammer, 
because the flowers are sought after by these birds for the nectar 
which they contain. The Wailaki name for the plant is se/-sas’-chd, 
and the Yokia, sti-sti’-(d. 
Verbascum thapsus L. 
The woolly mullein, so commonly introduced into the eastern United 
States, has become a garden weed in Mendocino County and other 
parts of California. As is usual in the case of introduced plants, the 
Indians have no name for it. It has no particular value to them other 
than to adulterate tobacco, a use which has been taught them by some 
of the poor white settlers. 
PLANTAGINACEAE. Plantain Family. 
Plantago lanceolata I.. 
The English plantain completely covers large areas of meadow land 
in Round Valley. The Indians have no common name for it and the 
only use assigned to the plant is that of fodder. It is eaten sparingly 
by cattle. 
VIBURNACEAE. Honeysuckle Family. 
Lonicera interrupta Benth. 
Lfi-wat' (Yulki).—The somewhat erect bushy species of honeysuckle 
which is found on brushy hillsides throughout the eastern part of the 
county. Children are fond of sucking the nectar from the long yellow 
flowers. The long flexible stems are used toa slight extent for the 
circular withes in baskets, and a concentrated tea is sometimes made 
from the leaves and used as a wash for sore eyes. 
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Sambucus glauca Nutt. 
Ke-wé! mém—hé-wé', elder; mam, berry (Yuki).—The common pale 
elder of California. In the vicinity of Ukiah it frequently attains 
the dignity of a small tree, but in Round Valley it is seldom more 
thana shrub. It is very abundant, almost a weed, in level land, in 
grain fields, and along fences in both localities, having been spread, 
