Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum wil-KOX-ee-eye
Common name: Wilcox's woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry places to 9000', sagebrush scrub,
pinyon-juniper woodland, northern desert moun-
tains
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriastrum
2) wilcoxii