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Asteraceae

Seaside woolly sunflower

Eriophyllum stoechadifolium Lag.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Eriophyllum

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Seaside woolly sunflower: Eriophyllum stoechadifolium in San Francisco, California, USA.
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Seaside woolly sunflower

Synonyms

  • Bahia artemisiifolia Less.
  • Bahia artemisiifolia var. artemisiifolia
  • Bahia artemisiifolia var. douglasii DC.
  • Bahia staechadifolia DC.
  • Bahia staechadifolia var. staechadifolia
  • Eriophyllum artemisiifolium Kuntze
  • Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. artemisiifolium J.F.Macbr.
  • Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. depressum Greene
  • Eriophyllum stoechadifolium var. stoechadifolium

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.