Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone franklinii (Douglas ex Hook.) R.L.Hartm. & Rabeler |
Bibliography | Sida 21: 240 (2004) |
Native Range | nw. USA to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-1600m |
Description | blue-green, leaves acicular, 1-2cm, rigid, at apex spinose, glabrous, stem leaves densely imbricate, flowers numerous in dense, capitate cyme, petals 7-9mm long |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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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 franklinii Douglas ex Hook. Arenaria franklinii var. minor Hook. & Arn. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |