Eremogone congesta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eremogone congesta (Nutt.) Ikonn.

Ballhead Sandwort

2020 Bob Sweatt

2022 Bob Sweatt

2006 Richard Spjut

2020 Bob Sweatt

2018 Chico Hiking Association

2021 Mike Russler

2022 Bob Sweatt

2023 Alaine Arslan

2020 Bob Sweatt

Eremogone congesta is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~490 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. charlestonensis ... var. congesta ... var. crassula ... var. simulans ... var. subcongesta ... var. suffrutescens
Genus:	Eremogone
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arenaria congesta
PLANTS	Arenaria congesta var. congesta

Information about Eremogone congesta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARCOC4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).