var. lanatum (Brand) Jepson
Pronunciation: er-ee-oh-DIK-tee-yon tri-ko-KAY-
lix lan-AY-tum
Common name: Hairy yerba santa
Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
Habitat: Dry slopes and ridges to 6000', chaparral,
yellow pine forest and pinyon-juniper woodland,
west edge of Colorado Desert (Santa Rosa Mts to
Baja)
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriodictyon
2) trichocalyx 3) lanatum