About Eriastrum wilcoxii (A.Nelson) H.Mason
Eriastrum wilcoxii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, commonly called Wilcox's woollystar. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in a range of desert and plateau habitat types. This annual herb produces a thin, branching, usually woolly stem that reaches up to approximately 30 centimeters in height. Its leaves are narrow and thread-like, growing up to 3 centimeters long, and are sometimes divided into two or more lobes. The inflorescence is a woolly cluster of narrow, leaf-like bracts woven with webby fibers. The small flowers have yellow throats and blue corollas, with lobes that reach up to half a centimeter long.
