Polemoniaceae
Eriastrum

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason

First published in Madroño 8: 78 (1945)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. California to W. Nevada and Mexico (N. & Central Baja California). It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Utah

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • De Groot. S.J. (2016). Tomus nominum Eriastri: The nomenclature and taxonomu of Eriastrum (Polemoniaceae: Loeselieae). Aliso 34: 25-152.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • De Groot. S.J. (2016). Tomus nominum Eriastri: The nomenclature and taxonomu of Eriastrum (Polemoniaceae: Loeselieae). Aliso 34: 25-152.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2010 Abrams, L. [3640] United States K000545582 Type Yes
Prather, A.; Hempel, A. [1360] United States K001275468 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images