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Asteraceae

Yosemite woolly sunflower

Eriophyllum nubigenum Greene ex A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Eriophyllum

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Yosemite woolly sunflower: UC1755388 Eriophyllum nubigenum
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Yosemite woolly sunflower

Synonyms

  • Actinolepis nubigena Greene
  • Eriophyllum nubigenum var. nubigenum

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
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.