Eriodictyon tomentosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Namaceae known by the common name woolly yerba santa. It is endemic to California, where it grows on the slopes of the central coast ranges.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Woolly Yerba Santa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Eriodictyon
- Species
- Eriodictyon tomentosum
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