Eriophyllum ambiguum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriophyllum ambiguum (A. Gray) A. Gray

Annual woolly sunflower, Beautiful woolly sunflower

2016 Steve Matson

2019 Bob Sweatt

2020 Bob Sweatt

2021 Mike Russler

2023 Ryan O'Dell

Eriophyllum ambiguum is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~646 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. ambiguum ... var. paleaceum
Genus:	Eriophyllum
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Eriophyllum ambiguum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERAM3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).