Polemoniaceae
Lavender woollystar
Eriastrum filifolium
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Eriastrum
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Eriastrum filifoliumPolemoniaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lavender woollystar
Synonyms
- Gilia filifolia Nutt.
- Gilia filifolia var. typica T.T.Craig
- Gilia floccosa var. filifolia A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Gilia virgata var. filifolia Milliken
- Hugelia filifolia (Nutt.) Jeps.
- Navarretia filifolia Kuntze
- Navarretia filifolia subsp. eu-filifolia Brand
- Welwitschia filifolia Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.