Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum

The Common Woolly Sunflower , also known as Oregon Sunshine, is a widespread, herbaceous dicot of the sunflower family .

Lewis and Clark saw ''Eriophyllum''s growing above their camp on the Clearwater near present day Kamiah, Idaho. They gathered two specimens on June 6, 1806.
Wooly Sunflower Even this late in the year (mid July) it's still wildflower season in the higher elevations here. The wildflower meadows in the Eastern Olympics were still giving a good showing at above around 4,500 feet. These flowers were on the Upper Big Quilcene trail, which is on the east side of the Olympics - it's in the rain shadow, so unlike most of the area it is relatively dry, rather than temperate rain forest. Common Woolly Sunflower,Eriophyllum lanatum,Geotagged,United States

Habitat

It is native to western North America, commonly growing in many dry, open places below 10,000 ft, but it also grows on rocky slopes and bluffs. It is most common in California, but grows as far north as Vancouver, Canada.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEriophyllum
SpeciesE. lanatum
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United States of America