| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 50 (1834) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3700m |
| Description | leaves numerous, crowded, linear-oblanceolate to oval, 10-15mm, inclusive thin petiole, greyish villose, involucres solitary in spherical cluster, flowers 3-10mm |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | yellow, rose, reddish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 andinum Nutt. Eriogonum caespitosum var. alyssoides Gand. Eriogonum caespitosum ssp. ramosum (Piper) S.Stokes Eriogonum caespitosum ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum douglasii ssp. ramosum Piper Eriogonum sericoleucum Greene ex Tidestr. Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sericoleucum (Greene ex Tidestr.) S.Stokes |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |