Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum ursinum S.Watson sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 347 (1875) |
Native Range | n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic or ovate, 1-2cm, abaxially densely white or rusty tomentose, adaxially thinly tomentose glabrous, margins subsinuate, inflorescence compound umbel |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | cream, yellow, reddish |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 ovatum Greene Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens Reveal Eriogonum ursinum var. typicum S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |