| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth. sect. Eucycla |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 414 (1836) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 30-1300m |
| Description | leaves oblong-ovate to broadly lanceolate or elliptic, abaxially grey tomentose, adaxially only weakly hirsute, floral stem with whorl of leaves, involucres single in cyme |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 album Nutt. Eriogonum decumbens Benth. Eriogonum dichotomum Douglas ex Benth. Eriogonum dichotomum var. humile Benth. Eriogonum lachnostegium (Benth.) Rydb. Eriogonum niveum var. candelabrum Gand. Eriogonum niveum var. decumbens (Benth.) Torr. & A.Gray Eriogonum niveum ssp. decumbens (Benth.) S.Stokes Eriogonum niveum ssp. dichotomum (Douglas ex Benth.) S.Stokes Eriogonum niveum var. dichotomum (Douglas ex Benth.) S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones Eriogonum niveum var. suksdorfii Gand. Eriogonum niveum ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum strictum var. lachnostegium Benth. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |