Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 15 (1856) |
Native Range | California to Texas and Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-3600m |
Description | leaves in lower half of plant, oblanceolate to elliptic, 5-15mm, white tomentose, inflorescence racemose, 5-30cm long, branched, involucres single, tomentose |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 helianthemifolium Benth. Eriogonum trachygonum ssp. glomerulum S.Stokes Eriogonum trachygonum ssp. helianthemifolium (Benth.) S.Stokes Eriogonum trachygonum ssp. wrightii (Benth.) S.Stokes Eriogonum wrightii var. floccosum Benth. Eriogonum wrightii ssp. glomerulum (S.Stokes) S.Stokes Eriogonum wrightii var. helianthemifolium (Benth.) Torr. Eriogonum wrightii var. typicum S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |