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Eriodictyon angustifolium
Also called Narrow Leaf Yerba Santa, Narrow Leaved Yerba Santa, Yerba Santa
Narrowleaf yerba santa is a perennial shrub native to desert and pinyon-juniper woodland edges in the southwestern US and Baja California. It is a hardy native that suits dry, sunny sites with excellent drainage.
Eriodictyon angustifolium, common name narrowleaf yerba santa, is a perennial shrub.
The plant is native to pinyon-juniper woodland habits of western North American deserts. It is found in the Mojave Desert in California, Nevada, & Utah; and in Baja California.
In Baja California, this plant is found growing in the foothills of the Sierra de Juarez and the Sierra de San Pedro Martir, but it can be found growing further south on the sky islands of the Sierra de la Asamblea and the Sierra de San Borja.
Eriodictyon angustifolium extract, but not Eriodictyon californicum extract, reduces human hair greying. Sterubin is the most abundant flavonoid in Eriodictyon angustifolium extract.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriodictyon angustifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
