Eriophyllum wallacei

Eriophyllum wallacei is a North American flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names woolly daisy and woolly easterbonnets. It grows in the southwestern United States (Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California, with an isolated population in Wyoming) and northwestern Mexico (northern Baja California).[2][3][4]

Eriophyllum wallacei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Eriophyllum
Species:
E. wallacei
Binomial name
Eriophyllum wallacei
Synonyms[1]
  • Bahia wallacei A. Gray 1857
  • Actinolepis wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray
  • Antheropeas wallacei (A. Gray) Rydb.
  • Antheropeas australe Rydb.
  • Bahia rubella A.Gray
  • Eriophyllum aureum Brandegee

Eriophyllum wallacei is a small, squat annual herb rarely more than 15 cm (6 in) tall. It may grow in clumps or on short erect stems in sand, rocks, and gravel. The plant is covered in masses of white cotton-candy-like wool. It has small oval leaves less than 2 cm (1 in) long. It produces flower heads one per stem, each head with florets 5–10 yellow or cream-colored ray florets, sometimes with red veins. These surround 20–30 yellow disc florets.[5]

References
  1. The Plant List, Eriophyllum wallacei (A.Gray) A. Gray
  2. Biota of North America program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray, Wallace eriophyllum, Wallace's woolly daisy
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray includes photos, description, interactive distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray, 1883. Woolly easterbonnets, Wallace’s woolly daisy
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