| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum purpureum (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Benth. sect. Eucycla |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 10 (1856) |
| Native Range | w. Canada, w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-3100m |
| Description | leaves spathulate, oblong or oval, tomentose or floccose, scapes erect, tomentose, inflorescence capitate, 15-35mm wide, involucres 4-5mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, rose, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum davisianum S.Stokes Eriogonum dichroanthum Gand. Eriogonum nuttallii Gambel ex Nutt. Eriogonum orthocaulon Small Eriogonum ovalifolium var. celsum A.Nelson Eriogonum ovalifolium var. orthocaulon (Small) C.L.Hitchc. Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum (Nutt.) Durand Eriogonum ovalifolium ssp. purpureum (Nutt.) S.Stokes Eriogonum purpureum var. tenuis Benth. Eriogonum roseiflorum Gand. Eriogonum tenellum Nutt. Eucycla purpurea Nutt. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, 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. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |