Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum gracilipes S.Watson sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 24: 85 (1889) |
Native Range | California to w. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3900m |
Description | leaves crowded, oblanceolate to elliptic, 10-15mm, flat, abaxially glandular and tomentose, inflorescence capitate, 1-2cm, involucres congested, 5-7, campanulate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, rose, red |
Bloom | 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 kennedyi ssp. gracilipes (S.Watson) S.Stokes Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. gracilipes (S.Watson) J.T.Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |