Eriastrum eremicum

Eriastrum eremicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Eriastrum
Species: E. eremicum
Binomial name
Eriastrum eremicum
(Jeps.) H.Mason

Eriastrum eremicum, the desert woollystar, is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert.[1]:129 It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.[1]:129

References

  1. 1 2 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688


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