Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum phoeniceum L.M.Shultz sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot. 3: 49 (1998) |
Native Range | w. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2100m |
Description | branchlets reddish tomentose, leaves linear, 4-6cm, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially sparsely floccose, green, margins revolute, inflorescence ca. 1cm |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 microtheca var. phoeniceum (L.M.Shultz) Reveal |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |