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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. The plant is endemic to southern California and Baja California. It is particularly common in the Transverse Ranges, and also occurs in the Coast Ranges south of San Luis Obispo, and in the Sierra Nevada as far north as Kings Canyon.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 - 10 ft Tall

Sun

Full Sun

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Plant communities

Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Coelopoeta glutinosi

Ethmia arctostaphylella