Polemoniaceae

Great Basin woollystar

Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) H.Mason

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Eriastrum

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Great Basin woollystar: Where roads are not so well used or abused, annual species of the Polemoniaceae often encroach. — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Great Basin woollystar

Synonyms

Eriastrum sparsiflorum var. sparsiflorum
Gilia filifolia var. sparsiflora (Eastw.) J.F.Macbr.
Gilia sparsiflora Eastw.
Hugelia filifolia var. sparsiflora (Eastw.) Jeps.
Hugelia filifolia var. sparsifolia (Eastw.) Jeps.
Navarretia filifolia subsp. sparsiflora (Eastw.) Brand

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.