Heartleaf penstemon

Scientific: Keckiella cordifolia 

Common: Heartleaf penstemon 

Español: Moronel 

Chumash ('alapkaswa'): teneč  

Note: Keckiella cordifolia (heartleaf penstemon) was considered to have the same uses as Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata (Santa Barbara honeysuckle). 

Leaves were boiled in water and the decoction was consumed as a remedy for colds, including runny noses. Sores and wounds were washed with the tea of this plant, and fresh leaves were applied as a poultice.

Source: Chumash Ethnobotany: Plant Knowledge Among the Chumash People of Southern California by Jan Timbrook

'alapkaswa' refers to the local Chumash dialect spoken at the kaswa’ village near modern Hope Ranch.

 

Heartleaf penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia)

Heartleaf penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia)