Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone prolifera (Maguire) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | Alberta to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-900m |
Description | stems glabrous or glandular, basal leaves erect, filiform, 3-8cm, inflorescence capitate,congested or prolifered, bracteate, flowers pedicellate, petals 5-8mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria congesta var. glandulifera Maguire Arenaria congesta var. prolifera Maguire, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 74: 47 (1947) Eremogone congesta var. glandulifera (Maguire) R.L.Hartm. & Rabeler Eremogone congesta var. prolifera (Maguire) R.L.Hartm. & Rabeler |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |