Polemoniaceae
Hoover's woollystar
Eriastrum hooveri
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Eriastrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hoover's woollystar
Synonyms
- Hugelia hooveri Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Zack Abbey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hank Raizen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: nmoorhatch, 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.