Eriodictyon
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| Eriodictyon | |
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| Eriodictyon californicum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophylloideae |
| Genus: | Eriodictyon |
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Eriodictyon is a genus of plants within the Hydrophylloideae subfamily of the Boraginaceae family.
It includes Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californica), along with other similarly named plants. Yerba santa means "sacred herb" in the Spanish language.
[edit] Species of Eriodictyon
- 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 tomentosum
- Eriodictyon traskiae
- Eriodictyon trichocalyx — Hairy Yerba Santa.
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- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERCA7 USDA Plants Profile: Eriodictyon]
