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Eriastrum (woollystar)

Synonyms: Hugelia; Welwitschia (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Eriastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family which are known commonly as woollystars. These wildflowers are somewhat diverse in appearance but are usually erect, thin-stemmed herbs which bear purple to white blooms. Most species have inflorescences which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America. Species:
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Species

Eriastrum abramsii (Abrams' woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum brandegeae (Brandegee's woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum brandegeei
Eriastrum calocyanum
Eriastrum densifolium (giant woolstar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum diffusum (diffuse woolstar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum eremicum (desert woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum ertterae
Eriastrum filifolium (lavender woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum harwoodii (Harwood's woollystar)
Eriastrum hooveri (hoover's woolly-star) (Attributes)
Eriastrum luteum (yellow woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum pluriflorum (Tehachapi woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum rosamondense
Eriastrum sapphirinum (sapphire woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum signatum
Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Great Basin woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum virgatum (wand woollystar) (Attributes)
Eriastrum wilcoxii (Wilcox's woollystar) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0