| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum ellipticum Nutt. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 14 (1848) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2400m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves in lax rosettes, elliptic, 1-3cm, abaxially tomentose, adaxially glabrous, flat, inflorescence compound umbel, rays floccose or glabrous |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 croceum Small Eriogonum stellatum Benth. Eriogonum umbellatum var. chrysanthum Gand. Eriogonum umbellatum var. croceum (Small) S.Stokes Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal Eriogonum umbellatum ssp. stellatum (Benth.) S.Stokes Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum (Benth.) M.E.Jones |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |