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Woolly Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon tomentosum

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Description:

Small furry and sticky tubular pink flowers which when dry, turn an orange-brown color and remain on the plant. The shrub is woody with woolly grey-green leaves, standing about 80 cm (last picture). This shrub is endemic to California, where it grows on the chaparral slopes of the central coast ranges. Family Boraginaceae.

Habitat:

Dry rocky area known as "Lizard's Mouth" above Santa Barbara, California. 862 meters.

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