Common Name	Leather Root, Large Leather Root
Latin Name	Hoita macrostachya
Native Habitat	Between 0 feet and 5,000 feet in California wetlands
Soil	Riparian
Water	Often
Height X Width	2 feet X 2 feet
Protective Mechanism	None
Leaves	Evergreen green
Garden Suitability	Ethnobotanical
Ornamental Value	Soil stabilized along streams or ponds
Nature Value	Birds eat seeds
Native American Uses	Thread and rope made from roots as is a yellow dye, root eaten raw, cooked, or dried for later use
Links
Images and data	http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4198
Images and data	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoita_macrostachya
Data	http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Psoralea+macrostachya
Images	http://www.coestatepark.com/hoita_macrostachya.htm
Nursery, images, and data	http://www.yerbabuenanursery.com/viewplant.php?pid=1221
Distribution	http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HOMA4

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