Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone eastwoodiae (Rydb.) Ikonn. |
Synonyms | Arenaria eastwoodiae Rydb. |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | leaves acicular, 1-3cm, rigid, at apex spinose, glabrous to strigose, green, flowers 5-15 in lax cyme, pedicellate, petals oblanceolate, 4-7mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
eastwoodiae adenophora (Kearney & Peebles) R.L.Hartm. & Rabeler, Sida 21(1): 240 (2004)
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