Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone charlestonensis (Maguire) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov |
Native Range | se. California to sw. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2200-3100m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves erect or spreading, often curved, 7-20mm, herbaceous, inflorescence capitate, often rounded, lax cyme, sepals spinose, petals 5-7mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria congesta var. charlestonensis Maguire, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 326 (1946) Eremogone congesta var. charlestonensis (Maguire) R.L.Hartm. & Rabeler |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |