| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth. sect. Eucycla |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum album Nutt. |
| Eriogonum decumbens Benth. | |
| Eriogonum dichotomum Douglas ex Benth. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 30-1300m |
| Description | leaves oblong-ovate to broadly lanceolate or elliptic, abaxially grey tomentose, adaxially only weakly hirsute, floral stem with whorl of leaves, involucres single in cyme |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| 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. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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