Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum ericifolium A.Gray sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 170 (1870) |
Native Range | Arizona (Yavapai Co.) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | leaves in fascicles, linear, 6-10mm, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially glabrous and green, margins revolute, inflorescence cymose, dense, involucres single, turbinate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Eriogonum mearnsii Parry Eriogonum microtheca ssp. ericifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) S.Stokes Eriogonum microtheca ssp. mearnsii (Parry) S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |