| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 407 (1836) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2300m |
| Description | leaves numerous in whorls at apex of branchlets, spathulate to oblanceolate, grey tomentose, flowers in umbellate inflorescence |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eriogonum ellipticum var. megacephalum Nutt. Eriogonum geniculatum Nutt. Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. brevifolium S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. geniculatum (Nutt.) S.Stokes Eriogonum sphaerocephalum ssp. megacephalum (Nutt.) S.Stokes Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. megacephalum (Nutt.) S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones Eriogonum sphaerocephalum ssp. typicum S.Stokes |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |