Eremogone franklinii

Eremogone franklinii is a species of perennial herb in the Caryophyllaceae family with the common name Franklin's sandwort. It is native to eastern Washington and Oregon to southern Idaho and northern Nevada.[1][2][3]

Eremogone franklinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Eremogone
Species:
E. franklinii
Binomial name
Eremogone franklinii
Douglas ex Hook.

Description

Eremogone franklinii is a tufted glabrous perennial with a branched base and numerous prostrate or spreading stems that grows up to 6 cm tall. Each stem is covered with overlapping narrowly triangular leaves with a needle-like tip. Each leaf is 1 to 2 cm long and medium green, often grading to paler green with whitish longitudinal markings near the upper end of each stem. The white flowers form singly or in dense clusters at the tip of each leafy stem. Each flower is about 2 cm across and has 5 pointed green sepals and 5 spreading oblanceolate white petals.[2][3]

Range and habitat

Eremogone franklinii grows in open seasonally dry sandy or rocky soils, often associated with scrubby sagebrushes.[3] It is native to eastern Washington and Oregon to southern Idaho and northern Nevada.

References

  1. "Eremogone franklinii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. "Flora of North America".
  3. "Burke Herbarium Image Collection". biology.burke.washington.edu.
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