Eriophyllum pringlei

Eriophyllum pringlei is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Pringle's woolly sunflower.[2] It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, Nevada, California) and northern Mexico (Baja California), where it grows in several types of desert, canyon, and hillside habitat, such as chaparral and sagebrush.[3][2][4]

Eriophyllum pringlei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Eriophyllum
Species:
E. pringlei
Binomial name
Eriophyllum pringlei
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinolepis pringlei (A.Gray) Greene

Eriophyllum pringlei is a petite annual herb no more than about 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) high, growing in woolly tufts. The lobed leaves are up to about a centimeter (0.4 inches) long and coated in white woolly fibers. The inflorescence is a cluster of flower heads filled with 10-20 golden yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Eriophyllum pringlei A.Gray
  2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Eriophyllum pringlei A. Gray, Pringle's woolly sunflower
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Eriophyllum pringlei A. Gray, 1883. Pringle’s woolly sunflower


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