Eriastrum eremicum

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

Eriastrum eremicum (desert woolstar) 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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