| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. sect. Oligogonum |
| Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 241 (1827) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 200-3700m |
| Description | floral stems tomentose, leaves elliptic to ovate, abaxially white or grey lanate, adaxially sometimes glabrous and green, flat, inflorescence umbellate, flowers 4-7mm |
| Size | 10-90cm |
| Color | white, yellow, red |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 cupreum Gand. Eriogonum ferrissii A.Nelson Eriogonum latum Small ex Rydb. Eriogonum tolmieanum Hook. Eriogonum umbellatum var. californicum Gand. Eriogonum umbellatum var. crandallii Gand. Eriogonum umbellatum var. monocephalum Torr. & A.Gray Eriogonum umbellatum var. tolmieanum (Hook.) M.E.Jones Eriogonum umbellatum ssp. typicum S.Stokes. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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