| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum brevicaule Nutt. sect. Eucycla |
| Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 15 (1848) |
| Native Range | w. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-3000m |
| Description | leaves numerous, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2cm, thinly petiolate, abaxially greyish tomentose, adaxially lanate but green, floral stems with leaves at base, cyme compound |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 brevicaule var. aureum Benth. Eriogonum brevicaule ssp. campanulatum (Nutt.) S.Stokes Eriogonum brevicaule ssp. grangerense (M.E.Jones) S.Stokes Eriogonum brevicaule ssp. leptothecum (S.Stokes) S.Stokes Eriogonum brevicaule var. leptothecum (S.Stokes) Reveal Eriogonum brevicaule ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum brevicaule var. wasatchense (M.E.Jones) Reveal Eriogonum campanulatum Nutt. Eriogonum campanulatum ssp. brevicaule (Nutt.) S.Stokes Eriogonum campanulatum ssp. grangerense (M.E.Jones) S.Stokes Eriogonum campanulatum ssp. leptothecum S.Stokes Eriogonum campanulatum ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum fremontii Torr. ex Benth. Eriogonum grangerense M.E.Jones Eriogonum nudicaule ssp. garretti S.Stokes Eriogonum nudicaule ssp. parleyense S.Stokes Eriogonum sabulosum M.E.Jones Eriogonum wasatchense M.E.Jones |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |