Eriophyllum
Eriophyllum, commonly known as the woolly sunflower, is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to western North America (USA, Canada, northwestern Mexico), with a concentration of narrow endemics in California.
| Eriophyllum | |
|---|---|
| Eriophyllum confertiflorum Voorhis Ecological Reserve California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Madieae |
| Subtribe: | Baeriinae |
| Genus: | Eriophyllum Lag. |
| Type species | |
| Eriophyllum staechadifolium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eriophyllum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus californicus.
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