Eriastrum eremicum
| Eriastrum eremicum | |
|---|---|
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| Eriastrum eremicum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Eriastrum |
| Species: | E. eremicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason | |
Eriastrum eremicum (desert woolstar) is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert.[1]:129 It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.[1]:129
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