Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason


Family	POLEMONIACEAE
Genus species	Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason
Synonyms	Hugelia densifolia Benth.
	Gilia densiflora (Benth.) Benth.
	Gilia hugelia Steud.
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	1200-2800m
Description	glabrous, leaves irregularly pinnate into linear, acute segments, 2-5cm long, flowers 10-20, in terminal heads, sepals acute, corolla crateriform
Size	10-40cm
Color	dark blue
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	subshrub
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, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory	Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. (California ) Mexico
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	POLEMONIACEAE Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason, Madrońo 8(3): 73 (1945) Basionym: Hugelia densifolia Benth., Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1622 (1833) Synonyms: Gilia densifolia (Benth.) Benth. Navarretia densifolia (Benth.) Kuntze Welwitschia densifolia (Benth.) Tidestr. 1200-2800m ============================================================================= densifolium typicum ined. Synonyms: Gilia densilfora (Benth.) Peterm. Gilia hugelia Steud. Leptosiphon densilflorus Benth. Linanthus densiflorus Milliken Navarretia densifolia eudensifolia Brand Navarretia densifolia lanata Brand California 76 CAL 1200-2800m densifolium austromontanum (T.T.Craig) H.Mason, ibid. Basionym: Gilia densifolia austromontana T.T.Craig, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 61: 391 (1934) Synonyms: Hugelia densifolia austromontana (T.T.Craig) Jeps. California, nw. Mexico 76 CAL 79 MXN densifolium elongatum (Benth.) H.Mason, ibid. Basionym: Hugelia elongata Benth., Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1622 (1833) Synonyms: Gilia elongata (Benth.) Steud. Navarretia densifolia elongata (Benth.) Brand Gilia lanata (Lindl.) Walp. Hugelia lanata Lindl. California, nw. Mexico 76 CAL 79 MXN densifolium mohavense (T.T.Craig) H.Mason, ibid. Basionym: Gilia densifolia mohavensis T.T.Craig, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 61: 392 (1934) Synonyms: Hugelia densifolia mohavensis (T.T.Craig) Jeps. s. California 76 CAL densifolium patens Hoover, Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 230 (1970) s. California 76 CAL densifolium sanctorum (Milliken) H.Mason, ibid. Basionym: Gilia densifolia sanctora Milliken, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 2: 39 (1904) Synonyms: Hugelia densifolia sanctora (Milliken) Jeps. California 76 CAL