Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum aureum M.E.Jones sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 718 (1895) |
Native Range | sw. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, usually elliptic, 2-4cm, abaxially densely tomentose, adaxially glabrous and green, inflorescence 3-10cm, ramose, cymose, branchlets glabrous |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow, whitish |
Bloom | late summer |
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Type | shrub |
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 corymbosum var. aureum (M.E.Jones) Reveal Eriogonum fruticosum A.Nelson Eriogonum fruticosum var. glutinosum A.Nelson Eriogonum microtheca ssp. aureum (M.E.Jones) S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |