Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum saf-IRE-in-um
Common name: Sapphire woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry places, mostly 4000'-8000', chaparral,
yellow pine forest
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriastrum
2) sapphirinum