Scientific name Eriastrum Rank Genus | Higher classification Polemoniaceae | |
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Lower classifications Eriastrum densifolium, Eriastrum diffusum, Eriastrum hooveri, Eriastrum sapphirinum, Eriastrum pluriflorum | ||
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 inflorescences which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America.
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