Eriodictyon
Eriodictyon is a genus of plants within the Hydrophylloideae subfamily of the borage family, Boraginaceae.
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| Eriodictyon californicum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophylloideae |
| Genus: | Eriodictyon Benth. |
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It includes yerba santa (Eriodictyon californica), along with other similarly named plants. Yerba santa means "sacred herb" in the Spanish language.
Species include:
- Eriodictyon altissimum — Indian Knob mountainbalm
- Eriodictyon angustifolium — Narrow-leaved yerba santa
- Eriodictyon californicum — California yerba santa
- Eriodictyon capitatum — Lompoc yerba santa
- Eriodictyon crassifolium — Thick-leaved yerba santa
- Eriodictyon lobbii — Dwarf yerba santa
- Eriodictyon parryi — Poodle-dog bush
- Eriodictyon tomentosum — Woolly yerba santa
- Eriodictyon traskiae — Pacific yerba santa
- Eriodictyon trichocalyx — Hairy yerba santa
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eriodictyon. |
- USDA Plants Profile: Eriodictyon
- Eriodictyon. CalFlora.
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