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Eriogonum tenue Small sect. Oligogonum 
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesEriogonum tenue Small sect. Oligogonum
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 44 (1898)
Native RangeOregon to Washington
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude100-1300m
Descriptionleaves in rosette, linear-oblanceolate, margins revolute, petiolate, inflorescence capitate or umbellate, 1-2cm wide, involucres campanulate, 3-4mm
Size10-20cm
Colorpale yellow, umber
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEriogonum caespitosum var. sublineare S.Stokes
Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare (S.Stokes) Reveal
Eriogonum douglasii var. tenue (Small) C.L.Hitchc.
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare (S:Stokes) Reveal
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum ssp. tenue (Small) Piper
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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