Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H. Mason ssp. eremicum

Desert eriastrum, Desert wool star, Desert woollystar

2017 Bonnie Nickel

2004 Brent Miller

2014 Don Davis

2010 Neal Kramer

Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Eriastrum eremicum
Genus:	Eriastrum
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Hugelia eremica
ICPN	Navarretia densifolia var. jacumbana

Information about Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERERE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/11/2023).