Polemoniaceae

Giant woollystar

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Eriastrum

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Giant woollystar (Eriastrum densifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Giant woollystar

Synonyms

Gilia densifolia (Benth.) Endl.
Gilia hugelia Steud.
Hugelia densifolia Benth.
Navarretia densifolia Kuntze
Navarretia densifolia subsp. eu-densifolia Brand
Welwitschia densifolia Tidestr.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 673 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cristhian Mace, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.