Yerba mansa

This deciduous perennial is one of our favorite plants! It grows to a height of about 1 ft. and has beautiful white compound flowers in spring and early summer.

Being a marsh plant, it requires a warm position with shallow water or a wet muddy humus-rich soil. It also performs best when allowed to experience seasonal dryness. Will spread by red runners.
As a medicinal herb, the spinach-like leaves may be made into a poultice to reduce swelling.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate, High

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

Container	4"-O, 1-Gal, 4", 4"S, 4"S-o
Ecological Value	Indicator of wet areas.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Yerba mansa is used as an antimicrobial, an antibacterial and was widely employed by the native North American Indians to treat a wide variety of complaints.
Distribution	Native to SW North America in NW Mexico and the SW United States from California to Texas to Kansas to Oregon.
Elevation	Between 246 and 5577 feet
Communities
Habitat	Seeps