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
Eriastrum eremicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Eriastrum |
Species: | E. eremicum
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Binomial name | |
Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason
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References
edit- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688