Eriophyllum mohavense
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| Eriophyllum mohavense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Eriophyllum |
| Species: | E. mohavense |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriophyllum mohavense (I.M.Johnst.) Jeps. | |
Eriophyllum mohavense, also known as the Mojave woolly sunflower or the Barstow woolly sunflower is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert of California, where it grows in the desert scrub. This is a tiny annual herb forming woolly tufts only 1 to 3 centimeters tall. There are a few lobed, pointed leaves at the base of the tuft, no more than a centimeter long each. The plant produces cylindrical flower head just a few millimeters wide containing usually three bright yellow disc florets. The disc florets have raylike lobes, but there are no true ray florets. The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long including a short pappus.
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