Desert Woollystar

(Eriastrum eremicum)

Description

Eriastrum eremicum (desert woolstar) is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert.:129 It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Ericales

Family:Polemoniaceae

Genus:Eriastrum

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