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Eriodictyon calif ornicum (Hook, and Arn.) Greene. California yerba-santa 

 E. glutinosum Benth. 

 Range: 1, 4. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 



A large evergreen shrub ; flowers May-June ; forms colonies, the plants of 

 which may often be connected by lateral roots 3-4 inches deep ; occurs on 

 clay, sandy, rocky and other soils. 



Observations: A fair browse for mule deer. Practically worthless as forage 

 for livestock. A valuable honey plant. 



Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth. 

 Range: 5. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 



A large colony-forming, evergreen shrub ; occurs in sandy or gravelly soils. 

 Var. traskiae (Eastw.) Jeps., (E. traskiae Eastw.) is very similar to and 

 occurs with the species. Var. niveum Brandeg., (E. niveum Eastw., E. tomen- 

 tosum Benth.) occurs also in region 1. 



Eriodictyon glutinosum, see Eriodictyon californicum. 

 Eriodictyon lanatum, see Eriodictyon trichocalyx. 

 Eriodictyon niveum, see Eriodictyon crassifolium. 

 Eriodictyon tomentosum, see Eriodictyon crassifolium. 

 Eriodictyon traskiae, see Eriodictyon crassifolium. 



Eriodictyon trichocalyx Heller. Yerba-santa. 



E. angustifolium pubens Brandeg. 

 Range: 5, 10. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Capsule. 



A small openly-branched evergreen shrub ; occurs on sandy, stony, and other 

 soils ; older leaves are often black with fungal growth ; colony-forming. 



Var. lanatum (Brandeg.) Jeps., (E. lanatum (Brandeg.) Abrams) occurs in 

 region 10. 



Eriogonum spp. 



Available records of utilization by wildlife referred only to the genus may 

 include more herbaceous than shrubby species. 



Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : Richardson's grouse; 

 mountain sheep, antelope jack rabbit, California jack rabbit, Texas jack rabbit, 

 black-tailed deer, Arizona cottontail. Observations (in addition to specific 

 records) : Bighorn. 



Eriogonum arborescens Greene. 

 Range : 5. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Achene. 

 A small to large, loosely branched, ornamental shrub. 



Eriogonum cinereum Benth. 

 Range : 5. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small to large, freely branched shrub ; occurs on coastal bluffs. 



Eriogonum corymbosum Benth. 

 Range: 9, 11, 16. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small shrub ; flowers June-September. 



Eriogonum deserticola Wats. 



Range: 10. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit : Achene. 



A small, much-branched shrub ; occurs in sandy and other soils ; branches 

 leafless with age. 



