Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Hooker‘s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 395 (1853) |
Native Range | Washington to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1600-3300m |
Description | thick taproot, leaves elliptic, oval or rounded, green-yellow, glabrous on both faces, inflorescence capitate, bracts 2, lanceolate |
Size | 3-20cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 pyrolifolium var. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum staticifolium Hook. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |