Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum coryphaeum (Torr. & A.Gray) G.N.Jones sect. Oligogonum |
Bibliography | Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 7: 70 (1938) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-3100m |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves abaxially densely lanate or tomentose, adaxially glabrous, petiolate, orbiculate, entire, flat, inflorescence capitate or umbellate, 1-4cm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 pyrolifolium var. bellingerianum M.Peck Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum Torr. & A.Gray Eriogonum pyrolifolium ssp. coryphaeum (Torr. & A.Gray) Piper & Beattie |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |