Latin name: Eriodictyon trichocalyx A.A. Heller var. trichocalyx Pronunciation: er-ee-oh-DIK-tee-on try-ko-KAY-lix Common name: Hairy yerba santa Family: Namaceae (Nama) Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, mesas and ravines below 8000' from chaparral to yellow pine forest and in pinyon-juniper and joshua tree woodland, ranging from Ventura County south through the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts Blooming period: May to August Name derivations: 1) Eriodictyon 2) trichocalyx |
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