Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum ochrocephalum S.Watson sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Bot. California [S.Watson & al.] 2: 480 (1880) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2500m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to ovate, 10-35mm, tomentose, petiolate, inflorescence capitate, 15-25mm, involucres crowded, 5-8, turbinate to campanulate, flowers 2-3mm, glabrous |
Size | 5-45cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 nevadense Gand. Eriogonum ochrocephalum ssp. typicum S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |