Eriodictyon californicum
(Hook. & Arn.) Torr.
California yerba santa, Yerba santa
Eriodictyon californicum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Namaceae
(Hydrophyllaceae) - Eriodictyon
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
slopes, ridges
Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral
[Wikipedia] Butterflies: E. californicum is a specific food and habitat plant for the butterfly Papilio eurymedon. It is the primary nectar source for variable checkerspot butterflies in the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
