Eriodictyon crassifolium, or thickleaf yerba santa, is a shrub in the family Namaceae. "Crassifolium" means "thick leaf". The plant has thick, woolly leaves. It is native to California and Baja California.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thick-leaved 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.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Eriodictyon
- Species
- Eriodictyon crassifolium
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