Western Vervain

Scientific: Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys 

Common: Western vervain 

Español: Verbena 

Chumash ('alapkaswa'): šixwapš ’i’ašk’a’ 

A decoction of the boiled root (sometimes with added sugar) was consumed to remedy fever. Water strained through the crushed leaves was used to wash hair to freshen the scalp.

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.