Spraguea umbellata

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spraguea umbellata, Torr. Sts. several, simple, erect, 2-12 in. high: radical lvs. spatulate or oblanceolate; the cauline similar but smaller: fls. white, tinged rose, in a dense capitate umbel of nearly sessile spikes; sepals conspicuous; petals oblong-ovate. Late summer. Sierra Nevada, at 3,000-10,000 ft. altitude, from the Yosemite valley to the British boundary, usually in sandy dry soils. B.M. 5143. May be treated as an annual. Var. caudicifera, Gray, is a subalpine form in which the caudex-like branches extend for a year or more (the lvs. below dying away) and are at length terminated by scapes an inch or so in length. Desirable for rockwork and edgings. CH


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