Eriophyllum lanosum explained

Eriophyllum lanosum, the white woolly daisy or white easterbonnets, is a spring wildflower in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the eastern Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California + Sonora).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Eriophyllum lanosum is a small annual plant, rarely reaching a height of more than 10cm (00inches). The plant is often unnoticed because it blends in with gravel and sand. It has a white-woolly stem and moderately woolly leaves. The plant produces one flower head per flowering stalk. Each head has 8–10 ray florets, white with red veins. These surround 10–20 tiny yellow disc florets.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile. Antheropeas lanosum (Gray) Rydb.

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Eriophyllum%20lanosum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3437 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray, white easter bonnets
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2702460?tab=specimens Tropicos, specimen listing for Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066711 Flora of North America, Eriophyllum lanosum (A. Gray) A. Gray, 1883. White easterbonnets or woolly daisy
5. Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 40