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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Phlox Family
  7. Woollystars
  8. Giant Woollystar

species 4,174 observations

Giant Woollystar

Eriastrum densifolium

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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35 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Perdita pelargoides, Woollystar Evening Bee 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Rocky Mountain Clearwing, Coronis Fritillary, Painted Lady, California Dogface 33

Children

  • Santa Ana River Woollystar
  • Giant Eriastrum

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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