Eriastrum densifolium subsp. densifolium

Eriastrum densifolium d. subsp. densifolium

Eriastrum densifolium d. subsp. densifolium

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 densifolium
Subspecies: E. d. subsp. densifolium

Name

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason subsp. densifolium autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Linanthus densiflorus Milliken in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 2: 56 (1904)
  • Navarretia densifolia var. lanata Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 165 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. California Mexico Mexico Northwest 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.  8ː 73

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eriastrum densifolium subsp. densifolium 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. 

Vernacular names

• English: giant woollystar

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