Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 735 (1813) |
Native Range | sc. Canada to nw. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | leaves linear to narrowly spathulate, on both faces grey hirsute, to 1/3 of flowering stem, inflorescence capitate or umbelate, with 4-6 linear bracts, involucres single |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish brown, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 depauperatum Small Eriogonum dioicum Raf. Eriogonum gnaphalodes Benth. Eriogonum multiceps Nees Eriogonum multiceps ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum parviflorum Nutt. Eriogonum pauciflorum var. gnaphalodes (Benth. ex Hook.) Reveal |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |