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Poodle-dog bush
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Boraginales
Family:
Boraginaceae
Genus:
Eriodictyon
Species:
E. parryi
Binomial name
Eriodictyon parryi
(A.Gray) Greene
Synonyms
Nama parryiA.Gray
Turricula parryi(A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.
Eriodictyon parryi or poodle-dog bush is a tall California mountain shrub with showy purple flowers, which is notable for secreting a severe skin irritant. It is an opportunistic species that grows mostly in areas that have been disturbed by fire. In a dry early spring in Southern California, its semi-dormant leaves can droop and curl into coils like locks of curly hair, hence the popular name based on the metaphor of a poodle's natural hair.
The bush after the loss of its flowers
E. parryi bush on Mt. Wilson, CA, showing the plant's typical habit. Stalks radiate outward at the base and then grow upward without further branching. Each thick, vertical stem is surrounded by a dense cone of leaves.
E. parryi growing among burned trees, i.e., in its typical habitat, which is a recently disturbed area.
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