Eriastrum
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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 inflorescence
s which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America.
Species:
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
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 inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America.
Species:
- Eriastrum abramsiiEriastrum abramsiiEriastrum abramsii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Abrams' woollystar. 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...
- Abrams' woollystar - Eriastrum brandegeeaeEriastrum brandegeeaeEriastrum brandegeeae is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Brandegee's woollystar. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges, generally on volcanic soils...
- Brandegee's woollystar - Eriastrum densifoliumEriastrum densifoliumEriastrum densifolium is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name giant woollystar. This wildflower is native to California and Baja California where it grows in open areas such as sand dunes and dry washes. It grows on an erect stem with slightly hairy to densely...
- giant woollystar - Eriastrum diffusumEriastrum diffusumEriastrum diffusum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name miniature woollystar. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas, where it grows in many types of open habitat. This is an annual herb producing a thin, usually woolly stem...
- miniature woollystar - Eriastrum eremicum - desert woollystar
- Eriastrum filifolium - lavender woollystar
- Eriastrum hooveriEriastrum hooveriEriastrum hooveri is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Hoover's woollystar. It is endemic to the South Coast Ranges of California from San Benito to Los Angeles Counties, where it grows in grassy open habitat. It is an annual herb producing a wiry,...
- Hoover's woollystar - Eriastrum luteumEriastrum luteumEriastrum luteum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names yellow woollystar and yellow-flowered eriastrum. This wildflower is endemic to California where it is known only from Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties. This is a small annual rarely reaching the...
- yellow woollystar - Eriastrum pluriflorumEriastrum pluriflorumEriastrum pluriflorum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names Tehachapi woollystar and many-flowered eriastrum. This wildflower is endemic to California where it is an uncommon resident of varied chaparral and woodland habitats in the central part of the state...
- Tehachapi woollystar - Eriastrum sapphirinumEriastrum sapphirinumEriastrum sapphirinum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name sapphire woollystar. This wildflower is endemic to California where it is found in many habitats throughout the state. It is an annual reaching anywhere from 5 to 40 centimeters in height, forming...
- sapphire woollystar - Eriastrum sparsiflorum - Great Basin woollystar
- Eriastrum virgatumEriastrum virgatumEriastrum virgatum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name wand woollystar. It is endemic to California, where it is known the coastline and coastal mountain ranges of Monterey and San Benito Counties. It grows in chaparral and coastal and inland scrub habitat...
- wand woollystar - Eriastrum wilcoxiiEriastrum wilcoxiiEriastrum wilcoxii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Wilcox's woollystar. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in various types of desert and plateau habitat. It is an annual herb producing a thin, branching, usually woolly stem up to...
- Wilcox's woollystar