WorldFloraDB - Eriodictyon californicum

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It grows 2.5 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The leaves are sword shaped and 15 cm long. The leaves are covered with a fragrant resin. They are white and woolly underneath. The edges can be wavy or have teeth. The flowers are funnel shaped with 5 lobes. They are white or lilac. The appear in clusters in summer. The fruit are 4-valved capsules.

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)

2.28 - 2.35

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.2

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It needs a temperature above 5-7°C.

More

Dry mountain slopes at altitudes up to 1,200 metres.

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

Usage

The leaves are chewed to alleviate thirst. They are also used to make tea. An extract from the leaves is used to flavour baked goods, candy, ice cream and soft drinks.

Uses	beverage fiber medicinal tea
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Antirheumatic (Internal) (flower), Cold Remedy (flower), Cough Medicine (flower), Gastrointestinal Aid (flower), Antirheumatic (External) (leaf), Herbal Steam (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Veterinary Aid (leaf), Respiratory Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Pulmonary Aid (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Venereal Aid (leaf), Antirheumatic (Internal) (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Expectorant (leaf), Blood Medicine (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Cough Medicine (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Poultice (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or from semi-ripe cuttings off side shoots.

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

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:432865-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001066643
COL ID	5BYP8
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eriodictyon californicum subvar. coarctatum Eriodictyon californicum Wigandia californica

WorldFloraDB 2024

Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.

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