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Eriodictyon trichocalyx
Hairy yerba santa is a resinous evergreen shrub of Southern California and Baja California, growing up to about 2 m in chaparral and grassland. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant native that does best in full sun with very good drainage.
Eriodictyon trichocalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Namaceae, known by the common name hairy yerba santa.
It is native to Southern California and Baja California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral and grassland. It is similar to E. crassifolium and grows in some of the same areas.
The Cahuilla people of California used it to treat coughs, colds, sore throats, asthma, tuberculosis, and catarrh. It was also used as a liniment and a poultice. The Cahuilla also used it as a tea bath, where it relieved rheumatism, tired limbs, fevers, and sores.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriodictyon trichocalyx 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.
