Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Perennial Plant Characteristics Family Name Plantaginaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Plantaginaceae Species Name Penstemon palmeri x spectabilis Common Name Penstemon hybrid Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Cascade Foothills

glauca hybrid

Growth Rate Moderate Endangered Not ranked Growth Habit Upright

In recent years California has been facing extreme drought

Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Perennial Plant Characteristics Family Name PlantaginaceaeSalmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways are rooted in a time honored understanding of environmental stewardship. "Eating is not only a political act, it is also a cultural act that reaffirms ones identity and worldview," Enrique Salmn writes in Eating the Landscape. Traversing a range of cultures, including the Tohono Oodham of the