Eriophyllum lanosum

Eriophyllum lanosum, the white woolly daisy or white easterbonnets,[2] is a spring wildflower Sunflower Family. It grows in the eastern Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California + Sonora).[3][4][2][5]

White woolly daisy
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Eriophyllum
Species:
E. lanosum
Binomial name
Eriophyllum lanosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinolepis lanosa (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Antheropeas lanosum (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Burrielia lanosa A.Gray

Eriophyllum lanosum is a small annual plant, rarely reaching a height of more than 10 cm (4 inches). The plant is often unnoticed because it blends in with gravel and sand. It has a white-woolly stem and moderately woolly leaves. The plant produces one flower head per flowering stalk. Each head has 8–10 ray florets, white with red veins. These surround 10–20 tiny yellow disc florets.[2][6]

References
  1. The Plant List, Eriophyllum lanosum (A.Gray) A.Gray
  2. Flora of North America, Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray, 1883. White easterbonnets or woolly daisy
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray, white easter bonnets
  5. Tropicos, specimen listing for Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray
  6. Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 40


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