ssp. eremicum
Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum er-em-i-kum
Common name: Desert woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy places to 7500', creosote bush scrub,
joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts from
Imperial Co. to Inyo Co.
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriastrum
2) eremicum