Yerba santa
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Yerba santa or hierba santa (ˈʝerβa ˈsanta), meaning mean "sacred herb" in Spanish
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Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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- Hoja santaHoja santaHoja santa is an aromatic herb with a heart-shaped, velvety leaf which grows in tropic Mesoamerica. The name hoja santa means "sacred leaf" in Spanish...
(Piper auritum) - Species of the genus EriodictyonEriodictyonEriodictyon is a genus of plants within the Hydrophylloideae subfamily of the Boraginaceae family.It includes Yerba Santa , along with other similarly named plants...
, including Eriodictyon californicumEriodictyon californicumEriodictyon californicum is a species of plant within the Hydrophyllaceae family. It is also known as Yerba Santa, Mountain Balm, Consumptive's Weed and Bear Weed.-Distribution:...
and Eriodictyon crassifoliumEriodictyon crassifoliumEriodictyon crassifolium, or thick-leaved Yerba Santa, is a shrub in the borage family.-Description:Eriodictyon crassifolium is a hairy to woolly shrub growing one to three meters tall. The leaves are up to 17 centimeters long by 6 wide, gray-green with a coat of woolly hairs, and sometimes...