| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum thymoides Benth. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 9 (1856) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-1700m |
| Description | leaves numerous, linear, usually revolute, abaxially mostly tomentose, adaxially subglabrous, stem always with whorl of bracts, involucres single and terminal, in head |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, pale yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum minimum Small Eriogonum sphaerocephalum ssp. minimum (Small) S.Stokes Eriogonum thymoides ssp. congestum S.Stokes Eriogonum thymoides var. pallens Gand. Eriogonum thymoides ssp. typicum S.Stokes |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |
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