Mason ssp. harwoodii (Craig) H.K. Harrison
Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum spar-si-FLOR-um
har-WOOD-ee-eye
Common name: Harwood's woollystar
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy slopes and flats, eastern Mojave
Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Eriastrum
(2) sparsiflorum (3) harwoodii