| Common Name |
Hairy Yerba Santa, Smooth Leaf Yerba Santa |
| Latin Name |
Eriodictyon trichocalyx |
| Native Habitat |
Desert and mountain slopes from 300 to 9,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
6 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, green, shiny |
| Garden Suitability |
Mountain, Thornless |
| Ornamental Value |
White to purple flowers in spring |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies use flowers |
| Native American Uses |
Leaves used as tea or chewed raw to quench thirst,
numerous medicinal uses |
| Links |
|
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Eriodictyon+trichocalyx |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4518,4525,4535,4537 |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3189 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/3384.htm |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Eriodictyon+trichocalyx&title_tag=Eriodictyon+trichocalyx |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERTR7 |
