| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 49 (1834) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-3500m |
| Description | lanate, leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, blade on both faces greyish, floral stem with whorl of bracts, inflorescence compound umbel |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | white, ochroleucous |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 angustifolium Nutt. Eriogonum gyrophyllum Nutt. Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray Eriogonum heracleoides ssp. angustifolium (Nutt.) Piper Eriogonum heracleoides var. micranthum Gand. Eriogonum heracleoides var. minus Benth. Eriogonum heracleoides var. multiceps Gand. Eriogonum heracleoides var. rydbergii Gand. Eriogonum heracleoides ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum heracleoides var. viride Gand. Eriogonum umbellatum Benth. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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