| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum compositum Douglas ex Benth. sect. Oligogonum |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum johnstonii S.Stokes |
| Eriogonum pilicaule (H.St.John & Warren) G.N.Jones | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 50-2500m |
| Description | leaves 7-25cm, thinly petiolate, lanceolate to ovate, abaxially white lanate, adaxially green, but sparsely tomentose, scapes without leaves, umbel 3-20cm wide |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | yellow, ochroleucous |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
compositum lancifolium H.St.John & F.A.Warren, Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 88 (1929)
compositum leianthum Hook., Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 264 (1853)
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