Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum saxatile S.Watson sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 267 (1877) |
Native Range | California to s. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-3500m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate to broadly obovate, long petiolate, 10-25mm long, stems ramose, involucres single on nodes, producing cyme |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white, rose, yellowish |
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 bloomeri Parish Eriogonum saxatile var. bloomeri (Parish) S.Watson Eriogonum saxatile ssp. multicaule S.Stokes Eriogonum saxatile var. stokesiae M.E.Jones Eriogonum stokesiae M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |