Calflora: Eriastrum sparsiflorum

Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) H. Mason

Few flowered Vool Star, Great Basin eriastrum, Great Basin woollystar

Eriastrum sparsiflorum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

Note: TJM2 bloom period: May--Jul

Communities:	Joshua Tree Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Habitat:	slopes [Walker]
Elevation:	between 0 and 8000 feet
Family:	POLEMONIACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Eriastrum found in California.

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Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

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Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Alpine: 1 / 1 CCH Fresno: 1 / 0 CCH Inyo: 41 / 38 CCH Kern: 22 / 18 CCH Lassen: 11 / 9 CCH Los Angeles: 13 / 12 CCH Mono: 17 / 14 CCH Monterey: 8 / 8 CCH Modoc: 2 / 1 CCH Plumas: 3 / 3 CCH Riverside: 1 / 1 CCH Santa Barbara: 2 / 1 CCH San Bernardino: 34 / 29 CCH San Benito: 1 / 1 CCH Shasta: 2 / 1 CCH Sierra: 2 / 1 CCH Siskiyou: 3 / 2 CCH San Luis Obispo: 4 / 4 CCH Tulare: 13 / 10 CCH Ventura: 16 / 13 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Eriastrum sparsiflorum from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (ERSP3)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database