Eriastrum abramsii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Abrams' woollystar. The epithet abramsii commemorates LeRoy Abrams.[3] It is endemic to California, where it is known from the hills of the Coast Ranges in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. It is an annual herb producing a thin, usually woolly stem up to about 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into several narrow, threadlike linear lobes. The inflorescence is a woolly cluster of narrow, leaflike bracts laced with webby fibers. The small flowers have yellow throats and white or blue corolla lobes.
Eriastrum abramsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Eriastrum |
Species: | E. abramsii
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Binomial name | |
Eriastrum abramsii | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Hugelia abramsii (Elmer) Jeps. & V.L.Bailey |
References
edit- ^ "Eriastrum abramsii (Elmer) H.Mason". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Eriastrum abramsii (Elmer) H.Mason". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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