Eriophyllum
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Eriophyllum confertiflorum
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Eriophyllum, commonly known as the woolly sunflowers, is a genus of annaul or herbaceous perennial plants native to western North America, with a concentraiton of narrow endemics in the California Floristic Province.
Eriophyllum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus californicus.
[edit] Species
- E. ambiguum: Beautiful Woolly Sunflower
- E. confertiflorum: Golden Yarrow
- E. congdonii: Congdon's Woolly Sunflower
- E. jepsonii: Jepson's Woolly Sunflower
- E. lanatum: Common Woolly Sunflower
- E. latilobum: San Mateo Woolly Sunflower
- E. mohavense: Mojave Woolly Sunflower
- E. multicaule: Manystem Woolly Sunflower
- E. nevinii: Nevin's Woolly Sunflower
- E. nubigenum: Yosemite Woolly Sunflower
- E. pringlei: Pringle's Woolly Sunflower
- E. stoechadifolium: Seaside Woolly Sunflower