Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum purpusii Brandegee sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 27: 457 (1899) |
Native Range | c. & e. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | leaves elliptic, 3-6cm, bright white tomentose on both faces, flat, inflorescence capitate, scapes 1cm, glabrous, bracts scaly, triangular, involucres crateriform |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white, rose |
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 kennedyi var. purpusii (Brandegee) Reveal Eriogonum kennedyi ssp. purpusii (Brandegee) Munz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |