About Eriogonum douglasii Benth.
Eriogonum douglasii Benth. grows as a mat of hairy leafy growth around a caudex. It produces rosettes of leaves shaped from lance-like to oval, with leaf blades measuring between 0.4 and just under 2 centimeters long. The leaves have a felt-like texture because they are covered in woolly hairs. The inflorescence grows from a solid, erect flowering stem that reaches up to 15 centimeters tall, with a whorl of bracts located halfway up the stem. The inflorescence is a head-shaped cluster of cream, yellow, or rose-pink flowers that have protruding stamens. The flower buds are often noticeably redder on the outside, even when they eventually open into yellow or yellow-pink flowers. The closely related species Eriogonum thymoides is very similar in appearance, but it usually has more rolled-back leaves that look almost cylindrical, and it has a tightly clasping involucre. Eriogonum douglasii is native to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern California, where it grows in dry areas at moderate elevations. It occurs in grassland, sagebrush, and open forest habitats, and it often grows on thin rocky soils.
