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Ethnobotany is the study of the plant lore and agricultural customs of a group of people. Third graders from Pomerado Elementary School in Poway have created 20 cards that describe the use of native plants of San Diego by the Kumeyaay. If the plant is mentioned in Indians of the Oaks, students included the quote and a page reference.

To print plant cards to use on field trips to Mission Trails Regional Park, click on the titles under the picture to the right. Each card can be printed on photo paper or cardstock, folded in half, and laminated. They may load slowly because they are high resolution for excellent print quality. 

Plan to have Ethnobotany Moments as your students hike through Mission Trails. Give each student a plant card.  When he or she finds the plant along the trail, have everyone freeze while the student  shares Ethnobotany Highlights.

This is a sample of one of the ethnobotany cards created by Jenn Burg's Third Graders at Pomerado Elementary School in Poway.

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