Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.

Narrowleaf yerba santa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Eriodictyon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (flower), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Laxative (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Antidiarrheal (leaf), Antiemetic (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Expectorant (leaf), Pulmonary Aid (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Venereal Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (shoot), Cough Medicine (shoot), Expectorant (tuber), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Eriodictyon angustifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Eriodictyon angustifolium world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:432088-1
WFO ID wfo-0000674362
COL ID 3B4G4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eriodictyon angustifolium Eriodictyon angustifolium var. amplifolium Eriodictyon angustifolium var. pubens Eriodictyon glutinosum var. angustifolium