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Namaceae

Thickleaf yerba santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth.

Family
Namaceae
Genus
Eriodictyon

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Thickleaf yerba santa: Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium—thick-leaved yerba santa. Left side is reverse (back) side, right is obverse (front) side. The plant that provided th
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Czech
Thickleaf yerba santa
English
Thickleaf yerba santa

Synonyms

  • Eriodictyon crassifolium subsp. benthamianum Brand
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium subsp. grayanum Brand
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium var. denudatum Abrams
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium var. nigrescens Brand
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium var. niveum Brand
  • Eriodictyon crassifolium var. typica Brand

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.