Latin name: Eriastrum diffusum (A. Gray) H. Mason
Pronunciation: er-ee-AS-trum di-FYOO-sum
Common name: Miniature woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry sandy places to 8000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Eriastrum 2) diffusum
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