Eriastrum densifolium

Taxobox
name = "Eriastrum densifolium"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
ordo = Ericales
familia = Polemoniaceae
genus = "Eriastrum"
species = "E. densifolium"
binomial = "Eriastrum densifolium"
binomial_authority = (Benth.) H. Mason

"Eriastrum densifolium" is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name giant woollystar. This wildflower is native to California and Baja California where it grows in open areas such as sand dunes and dry washes. It grows on an erect stem with slightly hairy to densely woolly foliage, often giving the plant a dark gray-green color. The leaves are narrow and spike-shaped with pointed lobes. The top of each stem is occupied by a bunched inflorescence full of woolly leaflike bracts and funnel-shaped, flat-faced flowers. The flowers are each 1 to 3 centimeters long with a face up to three or four centimeters wide. The lobes are white to bright, striking blue, sometimes with longitudinal pinstripes. The stamens protrude from the throat.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5671,5674 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERDE2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriastrum+densifolium Photo gallery]