Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum polypodum Small sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 46 (1898) |
Native Range | sc. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3700m |
Description | tomentose, leaves crowded, petiolate, ovate, 2-10mm, on both faces densely tomentose, entire, flat, inflorescence capitate, 5-20mm wide, involucres single |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
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 umbellatum var. polypodum (Small) S.Stokes Eriogonum ursinum var. venosum S.Stokes ex Smiley |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |