| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum ursinum S.Watson sect. Oligogonum |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum ovatum Greene |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 500-2800m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic or ovate, 1-2cm, abaxially densely white or rusty tomentose, adaxially thinly tomentose glabrous, margins subsinuate, inflorescence compound umbel |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | cream, yellow, reddish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
ursinum erubescens Reveal & J.Knorr, Phytologia 86(3): 161 (2004)
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