Eriastrum abramsii

Eriastrum abramsii

Eriastrum abramsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Loeselieae
Genus: Eriastrum
Species: Eriastrum abramsii

Name

Eriastrum abramsii (Elmer) H.Mason, Madroño 8: 90 (1945)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hugelia abramsii (Elmer) Jeps. & V.L.Bailey in W.L.Jepson, Fl. Calif. 3: 167 (1943)
  • Navarretia abramsii Elmer in Bot. Gaz. 41: 314 (1906)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mason, H.L. 1945. The genus Eriastrum and the influence of Bentham and Gray upon the problem of generic confusion in Polemoniaceae. Madroño 8(3): 65–91. BHL Reference page. ː 8ː 90

Additional references

• De Groot. S.J. (2016). Tomus nominum Eriastri: The nomenclature and taxonomy of Eriastrum (Polemoniaceae: Loeselieae). Aliso 34: 25-152.
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eriastrum abramsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Eriastrum abramsii. Published online. Accessed: February 26 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Abrams' woollystar

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