Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum compositum Douglas ex Benth. sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1774 (1835) |
Native Range | nw. USA to n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 50-2500m |
Description | leaves 7-25cm, thinly petiolate, lanceolate to ovate, abaxially white lanate, adaxially green, but sparsely tomentose, scapes without leaves, umbel 3-20cm wide |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow, ochroleucous |
Bloom | summer |
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 compositum var. citrinum S.Stokes Eriogonum compositum var. pilicaule H.St.John & F.A.Warren Eriogonum compositum ssp. typicum S.Stokes Eriogonum johnstonii S.Stokes Eriogonum pilicaule (H.St.John & F.A.Warren) G.N.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |
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