| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum porteri Small sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 41 (1898) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-3700m |
| Description | leaves in solid rosettes, elliptic to spathulate, ca. 1cm, on both faces glabrous, flat, inflorescence umbellate or subcapitate |
| Size | 3-8m |
| Color | bright yellow |
| 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. porteri (Small) S.Stokes |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |