Cardiospermum corindum ( ) ( ) Sapindaceae This desert vine has hollow fruit resembling small paper lanterns. Each fruit bears three smooth, round seeds. It is common throughout the mainland and on Tiburon Island. Adornment: while still green and soft the seeds were strung for necklaces. Footwear: the long flexible stems were occasionally used to tie pads of creosotebush on one's feet as makeshift sandals. Headpiece: the leafy vines were woven into a headband or wreath. It was worn during hot weather by men and women for shade and to keep the hair in place. Women and girls continued to use it in modern times. Water Transport: this was one of several kinds of leafy plants stuffed into the top of a water-filled olla to prevent spillage. "People of the Desert and Sea, Ethnobotany of the Seri Indians".

   Oligomeris linifolia   ( ) ( ) Resedaceae Ephemeral, often abundant and in dense stands in late spring. It occurs on the mainland and Tiburon Island. These small, slender plants have tiny capsules containing numerous shiny black seeds about 0.4 mm in diameter. Food: the seeds, worked out of the dry plant onto deer hides, were toasted, ground, and mixed with water to make a gruel. Substantial quantities of the seed could be obtained during favorable years. Medicine: tea made from the roots was used as a remedy for measles. Oral Tradition: in Seri mythology, giant girls gathered the plant for the seeds. One of them, who was in love, strung the little seeds on a necklace and gave it to her lover. "People of the Desert and Sea, Ethnobotany of the Seri Indians".

    Eriogonum inflatum  ( ) ( ) Polygonaceae Perennial herb with several or many slender, erect growing, branched flower stalks. The main axis is sometimes hollow and inflated. Commonly found among rocks on the mainland and on  Tiburon Island and San Esteban Island. Medicine: tea made from the plant was taken as a remedy for cold.  "People of the Desert and Sea, Ethnobotany of the Seri Indians".

      Plantago ovata  (Desert Plantain ) ( ) Plantaginaceae Plantago ovata var. insularis   This winter-spring ephemeral often carpets the desert following times of sufficient rainfall. It generally occurs on level terrain on the desert floor on the mainland and Tiburon Island. The size of the plant and number of flowers and seeds varies with the amount of soil moisture. Under favorable conditions each plant develops a half-dozen or more slender spikes 10 to 15 cm tall, each of which bears numerous yellowish to reddish brown seeds 2 to 2.5 mm long. Food: the seeds, often stored in pottery vessels, were an important food. In the 1980s a common methos of harvesting involved the following procedure. Whole plants with matures seeds were pulled up and gathered in a pile. While sitting on the ground, the women rolled the fruiting spikes in their hands to free the seeds and let the seeds and chaff fall onto their outspread skirts. They then picked up handfuls of the se...

     Stegnosperma halimifolium  ( ) ( ) Phytolaccaceae It is a common shrub along the shores of the Gulf including the major islands, and often ranges inland through arroyos and washes. The nearly evergreen foliage consists of simple, semi-succulent leaves. At various times of the year it bears fragrant, star-shaped flowers and juicy red fruit. Medicine: to relieve a headache, the leaves were cooked with leaves of Bursera microphylla and the mixture uses as shampoo. It was said that women going for firewood should carry leaves of this plant in their clothing or tied in their head scarves. If bitten by a rattlesnake, they were to chew the leaves to make a paste, then rub it on the bite. It was said that one would not die if treated in this manner. Oral Tradition: this plant features in the story of two brothers who became angry with their people and went to Baja California. The brothers were found by two giant women who turned them into giants by rubbing their feet, h...

    Passiflora arida  ( ) ( ) Passifloraceae It was said to be one of coyote's plants because of the inferior quality of the fruit was compared with the other passion vine in the region. This small passion vine occurs in scattered locations across the desert on the mainland and Tiburon Island. It flowers and fruits at various times of the year following periods of sufficient soil moisture. The leaves are whitish lanate (wooly). Food: the fruit was eaten fresh. Since about the middle of the twentieth century it was usually eaten only by children. It was of minor dietary importance. Some said it had a disagreeable taste, while others claimed it was good eating. The fruit was said to stink and to smell like guava. Medicine: the roots were cooked in water and the tea drunk for intestinal disorder. "People of the Desert and Sea, Ethnobotany of the Seri Indians".