Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Eremogone kingii (S.Watson) Ikonn. |
Bibliography | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 140 (1973) |
Native Range | Nevada to Ytah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2900m |
Description | softly pubescent, leaves linear, soft, inflorescence 5-15-flowered, open, branched cyme, sepals often purple, petals bifid |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arenaria congesta var. kingii (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. Arenaria kingii (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Stellaria kingii S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |