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. It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.