| Eriastrum eremicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Eriastrum |
| Species: | E. eremicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason | |
Eriastrum eremicum, the desert woollystar, is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert.[1]: 129 It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color.[1]: 129
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