Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal sage scrub

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This wildflower grows in the rocky crevices of dry hills in Ventura County. Its leaves are covered in a thick layer of white wool that reflects intense sunlight.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Eriogonum

Species

Eriogonum crocatum