Desert Woolly-Star

  • Scientific Name: Eriastrum Eremicum Ssp.Yageri
  • Common Name: Desert Woolly-Star
  • References: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J.M. Porter. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 18. Eudicots: Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family. Phytoneuron 2016-35: 1-24. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X
  • References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/35PhytoN-SWArizPt18Polemon.pdf#page=6
  • Habitat: Valleys, bajadas
  • Life Form: Forb, annual
  • Leaf Description: Alternate, simple, entire or pinnatifid
  • Flower Color: Blue to white or whitish
  • Flowering Period: Mar. to June
  • Spines: Spineless
  • Rarity: Uncommon
  • Family: Polemoniaceae (phlox family)