Latin name: Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H. Mason
  ssp. elongatum (Benth.) H. Mason
  Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum den-si-FO-lee-um ee-
  long-GAY-tum
  Common name: Giant woolstar
  Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
  Habitat: Dry places to 5500', western edge Mojave
  Desert, Liebre Mts
  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriastrum
  2) densifolium 3) elongatum
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