Bidwell Park Plants
Appearance
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Dark rough Bark
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Dark green leaves
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May be spiny depends on age
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Narrow acorns
Interior live oak
Facts
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Is an evergreen
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Can be used to treat skin wounds or soar throats
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Has tan is in the bark
Appearance
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Shrub
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Leaves of 3 leave them be
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Shiny leaves
Poison Oak
Facts
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When touched, it causes a rash, and it itches
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Found near soaproot or under oak trees
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Not edible
Appearance
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Smooth red bark
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Small oval leaves
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Leaves are blue/green
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Bell shaped flowered or orange/red berries
Manzanita
Facts
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Berries are edible. Used in teas, cider, or jams
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Can treat skin wounds, poison oak or help with Inflammation
Appearance
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Wavy edges, grass like leaves
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The root is a bulb
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Covered in fine hair like roots
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Found under oak trees
Soaproot
Facts
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Easiest to identify in the summer
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Could be used as soap
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Can stun fish
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Treats poison oak
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Bulb is toxic to eat
Appearance
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Dark grey bark
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Deep vertical grooves in the bark
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Slender 1”-1.5” acorns
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Leaves are 5”-10” long and have deep rounded lobes
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Has no leaves in the winter
Valley Oak
Facts
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Contains tannins
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Can be used as an astringent for medicine
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Acorns are edible if prepared correctly
Appearance
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Blue/grey/green leaves
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Leaves are dull and chalky
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Light grey, scaly bark
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Has acorns
Blue Oak
Facts
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Shorter than most other oaks
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Deciduous (no leaves in the winter)
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Contains tannins
Appearance
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Has white/pink flowers
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5-7 leaflets from one point
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Long and narrow leaves
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Leaves drop in the summer
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Produces large, toxic, shiny nuts
Facts
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Highly toxic not edible
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Can stun fish
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Treats lice, south’s skin irritation