Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum proliferum Torr. & A.Gray sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 164 (1870) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 400-2700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly elliptic to ovate, 1-3cm, on both faces grey tomentose or floccose, inflorescence umbellate, 5-15cm, branchlets tomentose, involucres 4-6mm |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white, rose, purple |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 cusickii Gand. Eriogonum cusickii var. californicum Gand. Eriogonum fulvum S.Stokes Eriogonum ovalifolium var. bellum S.Stokes Eriogonum ovalifolium var. proliferum (Torr. & A.Gray) S.Watson Eriogonum strictum var. argenteum S.Stokes Eriogonum strictum ssp. bellum (S.Stokes) S.Stokes Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum (Torr. & A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc. Eriogonum strictum ssp. proliferum (Torr. & A.Gray) S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |