Santa Barbara honeysuckle
Scientific: Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata
Common: Santa Barbara honeysuckle
Español: Moronel
Chumash ('alapkaswa'): unknown
Note: Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata (Santa Barbara honeysuckle) was considered to have the same uses as Keckiella cordifolia (heartleaf penstemon).
Leaves were boiled in water, and the decoction was consumed as a remedy for colds and 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.
Santa Barbara honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata)
Santa Barbara honeysuckle (Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata)