see text Eriodictyon is a genus of plants known by the common name yerba santa within the Hydrophylloideae subfamily of the borage family, Boraginaceae.

The corolla is funnel to urn shaped, and white, lavender or purple, and generally hairy on the abaxial surface.

The sexual organs of the plant, including the stamens, filaments, and ovaries, are also generally hairy.

It includes California yerba santa (Eriodictyon californica), along with other similarly named plants.

The name Eriodictyon, from the Greek erio + dictyon refers to the wooly surface of the abaxial leaves.