Namaceae
Thickleaf yerba santa
Eriodictyon crassifolium
- Family
- Namaceae
- Genus
- Eriodictyon
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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

Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.