Eriodictyon

Eriodictyon
Eriodictyon californicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Eriodictyon
Species

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Eriodictyon is a genus of plants within the Hydrophylloideae subfamily of the borage family, Boraginaceae.

It includes yerba santa (Eriodictyon californica), along with other similarly named plants. Yerba santa means "sacred herb" in the Spanish language.

Species include:

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