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Indian Knob mountainbalm

Eriodictyon altissimum

Also called Indian Knob Mountain Balm, Indian Knob Mountainbal

Indian Knob mountainbalm
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Family
Namaceae (Nam family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
California (SW. San Luis Obispo Co.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Eriodictyon altissimum is a rare species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Indian Knob mountainbalm. It is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California, where it is known from only about six occurrences in the Irish Hills on the coast and nearby Indian Knob.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriodictyon altissimum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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