Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. sect. Oligogonum |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2700m |
Description | leaves crowded, 1-2cm, narrowly elliptic to spathulate-oblanceolate, sparsely grey tomentose, scape leafless, flowers in small umbel with whorl of 4-6 linear bracts |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
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
Western Canada (Alberta ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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