Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth.

Yerba Santa
Namaceae or Hydrophyllaceae

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Protologue: Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 35 (1844)
Pronunciation: E-ri-o-díc-ty-on cras-si-fò-li-um
Etymology: Gr. erion, "wool," and diktuon, "net," + thick-leaved

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher (E. c. var. crassifolium)

SD County Synoptic Voucher (E. c. var. nigrescens)


Note: Two varieties currently recognized: E. c. var. crassifolium & E. c. var. nigrescens

Leaf adaxially dense-gray- to -white-tomentose; leaf ± ovate, not sticky; corolla 8–16 mm ..... var. crassifolium Leaf adaxially dull ± green, sparse- to moderate-short-hairy; leaf lanceolate, sticky between hairs; corolla 6–10 mm ..... var. nigrescens

Distribution:
 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  






Shrub. Note gray tomentose, coarsely dentate leaves.

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