New Ethnobotanical Garden at the Autry Museum of the American West

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The Autry Museum of the American West's new outdoor ethnobotanical garden will give visitors a chance to learn about the state's environmental history, as well as history with Native Americans.

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

The Autry Museum's new outdoor ethnobotanical garden will give visitors a chance to learn about the the state's environmental history, as well as history with Native Americans.

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

Plant curator Nick Hummingbird sits in a seating area at the Autry Museum of the American West's new outdoor ethnobotanical garden in Los Angeles.

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Green leaves of a California native rose inside the Autry Museum of the American West.

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California fuschia blooms at Autry Museum of the American West.

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Rocks and a pond are part of the Autry's new outdoor ethnobotanical garden, which features some 60 native California plant species that will give visitors a chance to learn about the the state's environmental history, as well as history with Native Americans.

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Cahuilla tribe member and plant curator Nick Hummingbird holds an acorn from an oak tree at the Autry Museum of the American West.

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A pond with large photograph of the Devil's Postpile as a backdrop at the Autry.

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A bird rules the roost at the Autry Museum of the American West.

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The Autry Museum of the American West's new outdoor ethnobotanical garden features 60 or so native California plant species.

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View from inside the Autry Museum of the American West of the new outdoor ethnobotanical garden.