La Esquinita Test Plot
A plot within a community park for food, herbs and medicinal plants
Partnering with Mujeres de la Tierra, Studio-MLA, LA Works and MRCA to incorporate an ethnobotanical Test Plot into a newly renovated park called La Esquinita “the little corner” formerly known as the River Garden Park, in the River Center and Gardens.
Join us for monthly workdays and workshops featuring herbalists and other practitioners who will teach us about different ethnobotanical uses of plants. Visit the volunteer tab for more information on upcoming events.
Los Angeles Center River and Gardens: 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens and turn right at the main building. The park is in the corner between Ave. 26 and San Fernando. Parking is open between sunrise and sunset.
CA NATIVE PLANTS
Achillea millefolium / Yarrow
Anemopsis californica / Yerba Mansa
Berberis aquifolium 'Repens' / Creeping Oregon Grape Root
Cercis occidentalis / Western Redbud
Clinopodium douglasii / Yerba Buena
Epilobium canum / California Fuchsia
Lepechinia fragrans / Coyote Mint
Monardella villosa / Fragrant Pitcher Sage
Prunus illicifolia / Catalina Cherry
Ribes viburnifolium / Evergreen Currant
Salvia apiana / White Sage
Salvia clevelandii / Cleveland Sage
Salvia 'Bee’s Bliss' / Bee’s Bliss Salvia
INTRODUCED PLANTS
Acca sellowiana / Pineapple Guava
Psidium cattleianum / Strawberry Guava
Calendula officinalis / Calendula
Dysphania ambrosioides / Epazote
Elettaria cardamomum / Cardamom
Hibiscus sabdariffa / Hibiscus
Melissa officinalis / Lemon Balm
Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum / African Blue Basil
Opuntia ficus-indica / Nopales or Prickly Pear
Portulaca oleracea / Common Purslane
LOG (coming soon)
OBSERVATION
TEAM
—Jen Toy, Test Plot
PARTNERS
—Mujeres de la Tierra
(Jordan Gonzales, Austin Boldt, Irma Muñoz, Isabel Linet Perez )
—Studio-MLA (Marco Rangel, Megan Horn)
—MRCA (Vanessa Alonzo)
—LA Works (Yancy Comins, Lance Lake, Sophia Kay Bulander, Lia Jacobs)
YEAR
—March 2025 initial planting
