Hydrophyllaceae Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum (Brand) Jepson

San Diego Yerbasanta

Diegueno - Food, Candy

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21

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Scientific name: Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum (Brand) Jepson
USDA symbol: ERTRL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: San Diego Yerbasanta
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Candy
Notes: Decoction of leaves and honey boiled down into a syrup or candy and used by children.

RECRD: 2460 id: 13930

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