White woolly daisy
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The White woolly daisy (Eriophyllum lanosum or Antheropeas lanosum), is a spring wildflower
found in the eastern Mojave Desert
, the California Desert and the Sonoran Desert
in the United States
. It usually grows to a height of less than four inches. The plant, part of the Sunflower Family, is often unnoticed because it blends in with gravel and sand. It has a white-woolly stem, and the flowers have white rays with a yellow center.
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
found in the eastern Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
, the California Desert and the Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
in the United States
United States
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. It usually grows to a height of less than four inches. The plant, part of the Sunflower Family, is often unnoticed because it blends in with gravel and sand. It has a white-woolly stem, and the flowers have white rays with a yellow center.