Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum incanum Torr. & A.Gray sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 8: 161 (1870) |
Native Range | c. California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1900-4000m |
Description | dioecious, tomentose to floccose, leaves petiolate, oblong to spathulate, 5-15mm, on both faces densely tomentose, flat, entire, inflorescence capitate, 5-20mm wide |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriogonum marifolium var. incanum (Torr. & A.Gray) M.E.Jones Eriogonum rosulatum Small Eriogonum ursinum var. rosulatum (Small) S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |