Eriodictyon crassifolium
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E. crassifolium
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Eriodictyon crassifolium, or thickleaf yerba santa, is a shrub in the borage family.
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Description
Eriodictyon crassifolium is a hairy to woolly shrub growing one to three meters tall. The leaves are up to 17 centimeters long by 6 wide, gray-green with a coat of woolly hairs, and sometimes toothed along the edges. The inflorescence is a cluster of bell-shaped lavender flowers.
Distribution
It is endemic to California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including chaparral, in the coastal and inland hills and mountains, mainly in the Southern California part of the state.
Use in traditional medicine
It was traditionally used by the Chumash people to keep airways open for proper breathing. [1]
References
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See also
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- Eriodictyon
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
