Asteraceae
Common woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eriophyllum
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Common woolly sunflower
- German
- Wolliges Wollblatt, Großes Wollblatt
- Polish
- Eriofil darniowy
Synonyms
- Actinella lanata Pursh
- Bahia lanata (Pursh) DC.
- Bahia lanata (Pursh) Nutt.
- Bahia lanata var. lanata
- Egletes californica Kellogg
- Eriophyllum caespitosum Douglas ex Lindl.
- Eriophyllum caespitosum var. caespitosum
- Eriophyllum caespitosum var. latifolium (Benth.) A.Gray
- Eriophyllum harfordii Rydb.
- Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
- Eriophyllum lanatum var. typicum Constance
- Eriophyllum pedunculatum A.Heller
- Eriophyllum superbum Rydb.
- Helenium lanatum (Benth.) A.Gray
- Helenium lanatum Spreng.
- Trichophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Nutt.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 1,949 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: melissamandra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Renira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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- San Mateo woolly sunflowerEriophyllum latilobumAsteraceae
- Mojave woolly sunflowerEriophyllum mohavenseAsteraceae
- Manystem woolly sunflowerEriophyllum multicauleAsteraceae
- Yosemite woolly sunflowerEriophyllum nubigenumAsteraceae
- Woolly easterbonnetsEriophyllum wallaceiAsteraceae
- Beautiful woolly sunflowerEriophyllum ambiguumAsteraceae
- Jepson's woolly sunflowerEriophyllum jepsoniiAsteraceae
- Congdon's woolly sunflowerEriophyllum congdoniiAsteraceae
- Eriophyllum ambrosiodesAsteraceae
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.