Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Decne.

California yerba santa (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Eriodictyon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.25-2.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Balsamic (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Itch(Veterinary) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Eriodictyon californicum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:432090-1
WFO ID wfo-0000674365
COL ID 3B4G5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriodictyon californicum Eriodictyon glutinosum Eriodictyon californicum subsp. australe Eriodictyon californicum subsp. glutinosum Eriodictyon californicum var. pubens Eriodictyon glutinosum var. serratum Eriodictyon californicum f. latifolia Eriodictyon californicum f. linearis