Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum speciosum Drew sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 152 (1889) |
Native Range | n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-800m |
Description | leaves in lax rosettes on apex of branchlets, elliptic or ovate, 1-3cm, abaxially densely grey lanate, adaxially glabrous, flat, inflorescence compound, umbellate |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 umbellatum var. speciosum (Drew) S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |