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Eriastrum
Also called Woollystars, Woolstar
Eriastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family which are known commonly as woollystars. These wildflowers are somewhat diverse in appearance but are usually erect, thin-stemmed herbs which bear purple to white blooms. Most species have inflorescences which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America.
Abrams' woollystar · Brandegee's woollystar · Giant woollystar · Miniature woollystar · Desert woollystar · Hoover's woollystar · Yellow woollystar · Tehachapi woollystar · Sapphire woollystar · Great Basin woollystar · Wand woollystar · Wilcox's woollystar
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriastrum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
