Kingdom Plantae Family Polemoniaceae Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Eriastrum | |
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Similar Eriastrum, Eriastrum diffusum, Loeseliastrum schottii, Loeseliastrum, Eschscholzia minutiflora | ||
Eriastrum eremicum (desert woolstar) is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert. It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.
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