| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. sect. Oligogonum |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum angustifolium Nutt. |
| Eriogonum gyrophyllum Nutt. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-3500m |
| Description | lanate, leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, blade on both faces greyish, floral stem with whorl of bracts, inflorescence compound umbel |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | white, ochroleucous |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
heracleoides leucophaeum Reveal, Phytologia 25: 200 (1973)
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