Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
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Details & Attributes
| Plant Type(s) | Perennial |
| Native to Arizona | Yes! |
| Water Needs | High |
| Sun | Full sun, partial shade |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Has Spines | No |
| Size In relative feet, width by height |
1-2 × (forms colonies) |
| Flowering Season | April-October |
| Flower Color | White |
| Minimum Temperature Range | 10-15 °F (dies back to roots) |
| Leaf Description | Oblong, highly fragrant |
| Fruit | Many small capsules with a few seeds |
| View on SEINet | View SEINet Entry |
| Range Map | View SEINet Range Map |
| Elevation Range | 1000-6000 ft. |
| Description | This well regarded medicinal plant species is a resident of cienegas (marshy areas), stream bottoms, and springs. The upshot of this is that yerba mansa requires near constant moisture to truly thrive, limiting the types of locations it can be grown to well watered garden beds, containers, pondsides, or aqua/hydroponics tanks. That being said, if these plants receive ample moisture they can spread rapidly, forming large and robust clonal colonies, spreading by stolons (aboveground runners) and rhizomes (underground stems) (underground runners). The showy white blooms are conical clusters of tiny flowers with petal-like white or pink bracts at the base, plants require outcrossing to produce seed. Leaves are oval, and basal (at the base of the plant), they give off a strong medicinal aroma which can vary amongst populations. |
