Eriastrum eremicum

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Eriastrum eremicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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[edit]

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