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Eriastrum eremicum (desert woolstar) is an annual plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert. :129 It often grows in great abundance covering the desert floor in a blanket of sky blue color. :129

Plant type

Annual herb

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

3 confirmed and 51 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Northern White-Skipper

Heliopetes ericetorum

White-lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles lineata

Papilio rumiko

Texas Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon texanus