Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason

Desert woollystar (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Polemoniaceae > Eriastrum

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Pediatric Aid (tuber), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Eriastrum eremicum unspecified picture

Distribution

Eriastrum eremicum world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93470-2
WFO ID wfo-0000671255
COL ID 6GKRK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eriastrum eremicum Gilia eremica Hugelia eremica Gilia eremica var. arizonica Gilia eremica var. yageri Eriastrum eremicum subsp. eremicum Navarretia densifolia var. jacumbana

Lower taxons

Eriastrum eremicum subsp. yageri Eriastrum eremicum subsp. markianum Eriastrum eremicum subsp. zionis