Hydrophyllaceae Eriodictyon trichocalyx Heller
Hairy Yerbasanta
Cahuilla - Food, Beverage
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 71
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Eriodictyon trichocalyx Heller
Scientific name: Eriodictyon trichocalyx Heller
USDA symbol: ERTRT4 (
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Common names: Hairy Yerbasanta
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Fresh or dried leaves boiled into tea.
RECRD: 11431 id: 13926