California yerba santa

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Eriodictyon californicum, common name California yerba santa, is a species of plant in the family Namaceae. It is a perennial evergreen shrub native to California and Oregon.

• It belongs to the Boraginaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 2 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to California. ^NatureServe
• In California, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–June. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 8 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 12,006 research-grade sightings of it in California, ranking #69 among the 110 flowers on our California list. ^iNaturalist