Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone crassula (Maguire) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves curved inward, needlelike, 2-3cm, rather fleshy, inflorescence capitate, rounded, dense cymes, flowers sessile, sepals 3-4mm, obtuse, petals oblong |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria congesta var. crassula Maguire, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 326 (1946) Eremogone congesta var. crassula (Maguire) R.L.Hartman & Rabeler |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |