Eriodictyon capitatum

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Eriodictyon capitatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Boraginales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Eriodictyon
Species: E. capitatum
Binomial name
Eriodictyon capitatum
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Eriodictyon capitatum, Lompoc Yerba Santa, is a perennial shrub found in the western United States, specifically in Santa Barbara County, California.

This plant grows up to 3 meters in height and has lavender flowers on sticky stems. This form of Yerba Santa grows in maritime chaparral and pine growth.

Lompoc Yerba Santa is a native endangered species. Three of the four known sites are on Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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