Dictionary - Definition of Eriodictyon

Definition: Eriodictyon

Common Expressions: Eriodictyon

Expressions

Definition

Viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Genus Eriodictyon

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Extended Definition: Eriodictyon

Eriodictyon

Eriodictyon

Eriodictyon californicum

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrophylloideae
Genus:	Eriodictyon

species

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Eriodictyon is a genus of plants within the Hydrophyllaceae family.

It includes Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californica), along with other similarly-named plants. Yerba santa means "sacred herb" in the Spanish language.

Species of Eriodictyon

Eriodictyon altissimum — Indian Knob mountainbalm.
Eriodictyon angustifolium - Narrow-leaved Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon californicum — California Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon capitatum -- Lompoc Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon crassifolium-- Thick-Leaved Yerba Santa.
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Eriodictyon traskiae
Eriodictyon trichocalyx — Hairy Yerba Santa.

References

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERCA7

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Synonym: Eriodictyon
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Expression	genus Eriodictyon.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico.[Wordnet].
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Topics by Level of Interest: Eriodictyon
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Eriodictyon californicum	6	Eriodictyon	5
Eriodictyon	5	Eriodictyon altissimum	4
Eriodictyon crassifolium	5	Eriodictyon angustifolium	5
Eriodictyon angustifolium	5	Eriodictyon californicum	6
Eriodictyon trichocalyx	4	Eriodictyon capitatum	4
Eriodictyon capitatum	4	Eriodictyon crassifolium	5
Eriodictyon altissimum	4	Eriodictyon trichocalyx	4
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