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Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. sect. Oligogonum 
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesEriogonum androsaceum Benth. sect. Oligogonum
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 9 (1856)
Native RangeAlberta to Montana
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1700-2700m
Descriptionleaves crowded, 1-2cm, narrowly elliptic to spathulate-oblanceolate, sparsely grey tomentose, scape leafless, flowers in small umbel with whorl of 4-6 linear bracts
Size5-10cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEriogonum flavum ssp. androsaceum (Benth.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum flavum var. androsaceum (Benth.) M.E.Jones
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana)
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