| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Eremogone hookeri (Nutt.) W.A.Weber |
| Synonyms | Arenaria hookeri Nutt. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-2900m |
| Description | leaves linear, rigid, acute, smaller and more narrow than stem leaves, floral stem pubescent and glandular, flowers in capitate cyme, petals oblanceolate, longer than calyx |
| Size | 1-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
hookeri pinetorum (A.Nelson) W.A.Weber, Brittonia 33: 326 (1981)
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