Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Eriogonum kennedyi Porter ex S.Watson sect. Eucycla |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 263 (1877) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblong, tomentose, 2-10mm, subsessile, inflorescence capitate, 4-10mm broad, involucres congested, 3-7, turbinate, flowers 1-4mm, glabrous |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | early 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 kennedyi ssp. typicum S.Stokes |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |